Starkey Clifford Roger

Monuments

B-17 42-5867 'Alice From Dallas' Monument -100th Bomber Group

Name:

Clifford Roger Starkey

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

36189601

Unit:

350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1985-10-16

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Republic Cemetery, Republic, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

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Clifford Roger Starkey was born on December 12, 1919, in Republic, Marquette County, Michigan. He was the son of George Dan Starkey and Ellen M. Anderson Starkey. He was married to Helen Straubel Starkey. He enlisted in the service on August 7, 1942. He served in the 350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Waist Gunner of B-17 #42-5867 also known as 'Alice From Dallas' during World War II.

On August 17, 1943, during a mission targeting a Messerschmitt aircraft factory in Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was hit over Belgium, leading to its crash near Genk. Two crew members perished, three were captured as prisoners of war, and five escaped with assistance from Belgian resistance groups, returning to England through the Comet Line, a network aiding Allied service members in evading Nazi capture.

SSgt Starkey was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. He died on October 16, 1985, and is now buried in the Republic Cemetery, Republic, Marquette County, Michigan, USA.

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