Claypool Guy McKinley

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Guy McKinley Claypool is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Guy McKinley Claypool

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-745237

Unit:

560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1943-12-30

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Guy McKinley Claypool was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania. He served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of #42-31149 "My Day" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Comella crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on December 30, 1943. 2Lt Claypool is still missing and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.