Name:
Clarence Joseph Rachford
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35418713
Unit:
753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1945-01-22
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
6
Grave:
59
Decoration:
Comments:
Clarence Joseph Rachford was born on October 11, 1915, in Xenia, Ohio. He served in the 753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Armorer/Gunner on the B-24 #42-94811 “Tommy Thumper II” during World War II. He was Killed in Action during a training flight on January 22, 1945, in Old Catton, England. Attempting to return to the airfield, the four-motored bomber lost power and crashed just southeast of modern-day Norwich International Airport.
SSgt Rachford is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov