Alkire, Clarence A.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Clarence A. Alkire.

Unit/Placed, 304^th Squadron, 30^th Transport Group.

Clarence was born No Record.

Parents and Siblings, No Record.

Clarence enlisted the Army Air Force in Stockton, California on April 3, 1942with service number # 0-740326.

Clarence’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-46 were;

1^stLt.           Wilbrod J. Le Pine                   Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Clarence A. Alkire                    Co Pilot

Sgt,            William F. Masek                      Radio Operator

Sgt.            Millard H. Sorenson                 Engineer

Clarence was KIA flying supplies over to China and crashed in the Mountains in Burma , on Nov. 1, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Clarence is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to, http://www.foxnews.com/us/us-slideshows/2012/05/23/hunting-for-hero-fliers-from-lost-era.html#/slide/wreckage_13

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com