Name:
Clay McWhirter Isbell
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-438523
Unit:
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1942-11-23
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Texas
Plot:
Hillcrest Section; south rim
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Clay McWhirter Isbell, pilot of the B-17F 41-24478, took off from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. Over the target area it was attacked by heavy flak and enemy fighters, forcing a lucky few crew members to bail out before the plane exploded in mid-air.