Name | Moore, Clifford Orville ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-797580 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 11 February 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2530⇓ (16.260 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Moore, Clifford Orville | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Stewart, Gilman Carter⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Collins, Bernard John⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Kenney, Paul E (IO)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
PVT. Puckett, Noah Lee⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Traynor, James Patrick⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Brown, Jack Maurice⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Humble, Joe Thomas⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
SGT. Lee, Donald Robert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Wells, Richard Llewellyn⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron. Aborted due to excessive icing; aircraft stalled at 80mph and dropped 3000' after hitting propwash in icing conditions. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Pilot | 42‑31045⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29927. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Pilot | 42‑3051⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31045⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Pilot | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Pilot | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Last seen at 1240 hrs 20 mi west of Frankfurt, losing altitude rapidly but under control; aircraft made a right turn toward another formation, continued losing altitude, dropping into clouds; Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Valenciennes, France (9 km SE, per German report). MACR 2530 Sortie Report⇗ |