Serviceman

James D. Clark

817thco-pilot

Play his story on the map built from his record

Hometown: Amherst, VA
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 35, 196
Sources: heroes-book

Flags. another record shares the name Clark, James D. (units HQ, 816th, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials 13167806, None, 0467637); may be the same man

Crews

James D. Clark Crew and Wallace M. Boggs Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Stanton M. Rickey Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · Listed with the Stanton M. Rickey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 196); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Stanton M. Rickey crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 196)
mission 14, 7 May 1944 · Pancevo · Listed with the James D. Clark Crew crew, which flew it per its history (p. 35); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Stanton M. Rickey crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 196)
mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Stanton M. Rickey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 196); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 41, 2 July 1944 · Almásfüzitő · Listed with the Stanton M. Rickey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 196); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the James D. Clark Crew crew, which flew it per its history (p. 35); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Stanton M. Rickey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 196); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 32 · 18 July 1944

MPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your namo Clark, James D.
Rank Capt.
Serial No. 0467637
483rd Gp.
Paul E.
John J.
?. Organization 817th Commander Earton
Rank Co?
Sqn CO Gorman
Rank Capte
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
19bl,
month July
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bomhing
, target, Memmingen Airdrow
, target
time, 11 AM
,altitude, 23.500 feat
route scheduled, Northesst
nith L.P. at Kempten route flown Slight change due to weather
5. Where were you when you left formation? Over I.P. at Kempten. Germany
6. Did you bail out? Blown Out
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yos
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed eut. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No knowledge". All bailed out over
Kampten, Germany properly as soun as ship was disabled-
9. Where did you aircraft strike the ground? Aparaxirately 5 to 10 miles southoast at
Kempten.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
Hone
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. Whet was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Saw praotically all of my orow within a woek or so and all
vore in fairly good shape except Dadson. Somo were injured by 20 mmand two
broke lege on landing.
14. Please give any rimilar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate aource of information. gan members from prestically
all crows so if any specifie information is meeded on any crews shot downa that
day I will help all A catte Ny address is on back of this sheete
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 7097, page 32 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Know something about him?

If this record is wrong or missing something, a middle name, the right squadron, who is who in a photograph, what he said about a day, tell us. Nothing you send is shown without your say-so.