DeClarke, Norman Donald

Individual Personnel Data
Name DeClarke, Norman Donald
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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.
  • Attached to the 547th Bomb Squadron for rations, quarters and administration effective 21 June 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 20 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)
Norman Donald DeClarke Photos⇓ (filesize unknown)
Norman D. DeClark - Individual Deceased Personnel File⇓ (1.071 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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