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SSGT Clarence Benjamin Hughes

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SSGT Clarence Benjamin Hughes

Birth
Death
31 May 1943 (aged 28)
Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, USA
Burial
Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Clarence's B-26C crew was assigned to the 336th.Bomb Group, 478th Bomb Squadron. Their plane went into a spiraling dive and crashed into a swamp on a second attempt to land at Avon Park. All crew members were killed.

crew members were:

Flight Officer William R. Norman,
2 Lt. Milton Edwards
Sgt. Richard Condit,
Sgt. John Collins, and
Sgt. Leroy Bording

This information was graciously shared by Mike Smith. See his website: B26.com
Clarence's B-26C crew was assigned to the 336th.Bomb Group, 478th Bomb Squadron. Their plane went into a spiraling dive and crashed into a swamp on a second attempt to land at Avon Park. All crew members were killed.

crew members were:

Flight Officer William R. Norman,
2 Lt. Milton Edwards
Sgt. Richard Condit,
Sgt. John Collins, and
Sgt. Leroy Bording

This information was graciously shared by Mike Smith. See his website: B26.com


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