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CARLTON, Clyde Winford - Date of
birth
13 October 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Davison County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14037452 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Flexible Gunner -
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 August 1943 - Place of
death
Near Brazi, south of Ploesti, Roumania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mark T. Carlton (father)
Esther Carlton (mother)
Paul Carlton (brother)
Northa Carlton (sister)
Emma Carlton (sister)
Beulah Carlton (sister)
Hulan Carlton (brother)
Mark T. Carlton (brother)
Jack Carlton (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40995 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Satan's Hell Cats
Destination: Ploesti, Roumania
MACR: 2416
More information
Clyde Carlton graduated from Lexington High School.One B-24 believed to be A/C 995 C, two miles after target was seen to be on fire in the waist and immediately thereafter A/C skimmed top of woods and fell over on other side of woods and exploded.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lexington High School, yearbook 1939