Clement served as a Technical Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner/Engineer on B-17G #44-8140, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Clement was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany during the war.
He was awarded and Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 16131401
Clement also has a "Cenotaph" in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-8140:
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, RI
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, DC
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, WI
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, NE
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NC
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Clement was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany during the war.
He was awarded and Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 16131401
Clement also has a "Cenotaph" in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-8140:
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, RI
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, DC
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, WI
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, NE
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NC
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Clement served as a Technical Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner/Engineer on B-17G #44-8140, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Clement was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany during the war.
He was awarded and Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 16131401
Clement also has a "Cenotaph" in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-8140:
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, RI
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, DC
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, WI
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, NE
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NC
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 5, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Clement was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany during the war.
He was awarded and Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 16131401
Clement also has a "Cenotaph" in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-8140:
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, RI
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, DC
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, WI
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, NE
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NC
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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