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Clarke George W.

Name:
George W. Clarke
Rank:
Master Sergeant
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Unit:
420th Air Refueling Squadron
Date of Death:
1957-02-02
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery, Decatur County, Georgia
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George W. Clarke was born on May 10, 1922. He was the son of Toulou Gibson Dole and was married to Gloria Teresa Slavin Clarke.

At the time of his death, George was serving in the 420th Air Refueling Squadron as a Master Sergeant and Flight Engineer. He was one of the crew members and a casualty of the two KB-29 mid-air collision over Normandy, France, on February 2, 1957. Their plane crashed near the village of Morigny, 20 miles from St. Lo. MSgt Clarke is now buried in the Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery, Decatur County, Georgia, USA.