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Alves, Clarence

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Clarence Alves.

Unit/Placed in, 69th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group (Medium) “Crusaders”.

 

Clarence is born approx. on 1919 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Father, Antone Alves Jr.

Mother, Gussie Alves.

Parents born in Portugal.

Sister(s), Kathrine, Mabel and Elenor Alves.

 

Clarence enlisted the service in Hawaii with service number # 0-753482.

 

Clarence ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

1st Lt.           Albert Philips          Pilot

2nd Lt.          Clarence Alves         Co Pilot

T/Sgt.          Heinz F. M. Worst     Radio Operator

S/Sgt.           Harry J. Stickael      Engineer/Gunner

S/Sgt.           Frank C. Ericson      Gunner

 

Clarence was KIA on the mission (It is believed the plane went down in a severe thunderstorm) on June 7, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, 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, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_Bombardment_Group.html

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

69th Bomber Squadron
42nd Bomber Group
North American B-25 Mitchell
Airfield Sterling, Solomon's Islands
His rank Second Lieutenant