Name:
Clement P. Eckes
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
36237393
Unit:
584th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-08
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin
Plot:
Space ID: CC4 A 5 4
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Sgt Clement P. Eckes, tail gunner of the B-26 Marauder 43-34141, took off from A-50 Orléans-Bricy on a bombing mission over Arhweiler, Germany’s railroad. Although the mission was successful, just as they were about to land back in Bricy, their plane collided with B-26 Marauder 42-96271, killing both crews.