Peters Clyde K.

Name:

Clyde K. Peters

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

39692528

Unit:

736th Bomber Squadron, 454th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1996-12-26

State:

California

Cemetery:

Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA

Plot:

16

Row:

0

Grave:

1351

Decoration:

Comments:

Clyde K. Peters, of Santa Paula, California, was born on May 7, 1923. He was the husband of Doris Ann Peters.

Clyde served in the 736th Bomber Squadron, 454th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-24 Liberator #42-78213 "Miss I Hope" during World War II.

On May 27, 1944, his crew took off from its base in Italy to bomb the Montpellier airfield. Their aircraft was hit by flak at Cap Roux. The B24 plunged into the sea, four airmen (including Sgt Peters) parachuted out but later were taken as prisoners. Another parachuted out and flared (Robert Roiyer KIA), and the other five crashed with the plane into the sea in the Agay harbor channel, 4 of whom are on the MIA list at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France. The wreck was discovered by chance at the end of August 1984 at a depth of 42 meters. Sgt Peters was taken to Stalag Luft IV in Gross Tychow, Poland.

He died on December 26, 1996, at the age of 73.

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