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Pilot 2nd Lt. Clifford O. Taylor, O-666579 (MIA / KIA) East Des Moines, IA MIA September 10, 1943 MACR 617 Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 222-7522. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as F-5A-10-LO Lightning serial number 42-13088. Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 6th Photographic Reconnaissance Group (6th PRG), 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (8th PRS). No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engines V-1710-51 and V-1710-55 serial numbers 42-28328 and 42-32282. Mission History On September 10, 1943 at 1:30pm took off from Dobodura Airfield (Kalamazoo) piloted by 2nd Lt. Clifford O. Taylor on a flight bound for 14 Mile Drome (Schwimmer) near Port Moresby. This Lightning was last seen over the junction of the Awaru River and Moni River in the Owen Stanley Range at roughly Lat 9° 10' Long 148° 18'. When this aircraft failed to arrive it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Taylor was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. He also has a memorial marker at the Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa in plot Blk H. Also, he has a memorial marker at Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Sec. MW-Site 21 with the epitaph "All gave some I gave all". References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Clifford O. Taylor USAF Serial Number Search Results - F-5A-10-LO Lightning 42-13088 "13088 (8th PRS, 6th PRG) lost Sep 10, 1943, Papua New Guinea. MACR 617" Missing Air Crew Report 617 (MACR 617) created September 12, 1943 American Battle Monuments Commission (AMBC) - Clifford O. Taylor FindAGrave - 2Lt Clifford O Taylor (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Clifford Omer Taylor (Masonic Cemetery memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 2LT Clifford Omer Taylor (Iowa Veterans Cemetery memorial marker photo) In Defense of Freedom (2015) by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel chapter Byron A. Dobbs Jr. diary "14 September 1943 – We got orders to return to Moresby, which made everyone plenty happy. Got to Moresby and the first thing I heard was that Taylor was missing. This was a real shock. He was enroute to Moresby from Dobodura and ran into bad weather. This evening I had to help sort and pack his personal belongings to be sent home." Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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