Name:
Arthur LeRoy Clark
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-803937
Unit:
708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-06
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Plot:
Greenwood Lot 26 - 9
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal
Comments:
Standing row, second from left. On February 6, 1944, while returning to base, the G-K 231145 E "Hi-Jinx" took Flak over Wissous, France, killing Pilot Lt Allen S. Reed and Navigator 2nd Lt James Campbell. Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Clark ordered the rest of the crew to bail out, then guided the damaged bomber into a field to avoid crashing directly into the town of Wissous. 2nd Lt Clark was killed in the crash.