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CLARK, Morris Earl - Date of
birth
4 December 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Ashland, Chemung County, New York -
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-818606 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 July 1944 - Place of
death
Punschrau near Kossen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 21 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold C. Clark (father)
Katheryn M. (Lee) Clark (mother)
Edward A. Clark (brother)
Marian L. Clark (sister)
Ruth M. Clark (sister)
Herbert L. Clark (brother)
Robert C. Clerk (brother)
Joyce E. Clark (sister)
Wilbur H. Clark (brother)
Richard A. Clark (brother)
Dorothy L. Clark (sister)
Charles F. Clark (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37655 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Leuna oil refinery
MACR: 7812
More information
2nd Lt Morris E. Clark attended Wilby High School and was employed at the Risdon Manufacturing Company.The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters. Five crew members were killed, four were taken prisoner. The killed crew members were initially buried at the cemetery of Hassenhausen, Naumburg, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Eadie Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Jesse Corgan, www.ancestry.com – Susan Brown / U.S. School Yearbooks