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CLEMONS, Archie Donald - Date of
birth
27 September 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Florida -
Hometown
Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15013217 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1944 - Place of
death
4 km northeast of Langlingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Marie Clemons (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-109822 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 3857
More information
T/Sgt Archie D. Clemons enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 27 September 1940.The primary target was the aviation industry at Brunswick. This target as well as the secondary were obscured by a smoke screen, so a target of opportunity, Langenhagen/Hannover Aerodrome, was bombed instead.
At 1407 hrs, in the target area, this airplane was hit by flak and fell back in formation with one engine smoking. Later it was seen to blow up.
Five crew members were killed, five were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: FOHF, James A. Jones Jr.