Thacker, Clarence Lewis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Thacker, Clarence Lewis ⇗
Rank	Major
Serial Number	O-436544
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #32 dated 9 February 1945, effective 6 February 1945. Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 14 March 1945, effective 14 March 1945. Transferred to the 40th Bomb Wing (Heavy), per SO 42 Hq 40th BW (H) dated 15 August 1945, per 384th BG Morining Report dated 19 August 1945, effective 15 August 1945.
Duty	Pilot / Operations Officer
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	15 August 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 25 March 1918 Clarence L. Thacker piloted B-17 42-9103, 'DIXIE DEMO' on the first 8th Air force B-17 bombing mission out of Station 106, Grafton Underwood on 17 August 1942 as a member of the 97th Bomb Group. Appointed as a voting member of a Flying Evaluation Board effective 20 February 1945, purpose to conduct investigations of aircraft accidents per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945. Designated Assistant Group Operations Officer (primary) effective 1 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 1 April 1945. Designated Group Operations Officer (primary) vice Major Thomas D. Hutchinson (primary, relieved) effective 24 April 1945 er AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 24 April 1945. Placed on approximately two days Temporary Duty to London on or about 27 April 1945, purpose Public Relations Office (PRO) Radio Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #90 dated 26 April 1945. Appointed as a voting member of an Accident Investigation Board and designated Station Accident Officer(alternate) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #92 dated 28 April 1945. So much of SSO #87 this Station as pertains to Major Thomas D. Hutchinson (designation as Assistant Top Secret Control Officer) is revoked and Major Clarence E. Thacker substituted therefor per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 29 April 1945. Designated as a member of a board of officers appointed to inspect and recommend any aircraft on this station as being permanently unfit for tactical use per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #101 dated 10 May 1945. Placed on Temporary Duty for approximately three days to Paris for Baseball Activities; AAF Station 2 Special Orders #18 dated 4 August 1945.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Commander	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy; hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Pilot	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Commander	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Pilot	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Commander	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Commander	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Commander	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑8649. Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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