Clyde served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Clyde was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3570390
Clyde also has a "Cenotaph" at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
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Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Clyde was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3570390
Clyde also has a "Cenotaph" at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clyde served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Clyde was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3570390
Clyde also has a "Cenotaph" at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Clyde was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3570390
Clyde also has a "Cenotaph" at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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