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DeClarke, Norman Donald

Individual Personnel Data
Name DeClarke, Norman Donald
Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-1061360
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #64 dated 24 March 1945, effective 23 March 1945.
Duty Instructor
MOS2554 - Aerial Gunnery Instructor
Last Duty Date 10 December 1945
Results Killed In Service
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 4 April 1923
  • Aerial Gunnery Instructor (MOS 2554).
  • Promoted from 2LT to 1LT per HQ 8th Air Force Special Orders #152 dated 1 June 1945.
  • Killed in a crash during a ferry flight in bad weather in France, on 10 December 1945.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-12-10-503 (15.444 MB)




Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Observer 44‑8541 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report
304 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Observer 44‑8853 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Left formation over friendly territory and landed away at on Continent.
Sortie Report
308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Observer 44‑8401 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report
314 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Observer 44‑8608 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Observer 44‑8923 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
-- 10 December 1945 None
Non-combat sortie
Passenger 43‑39236 Crashed in bad weather while attempting a landing. Two crew and 3 passengers were killed, while three crew suffered major injuries.
Sortie Report

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