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Pilot 2nd Lt Clement Lee Theed, Jr., O-693175 (MIA / KIA, BR) Miami, FL Crashed April 11, 1944 at 3:15pm MACR none Aircraft History Built by Republic at Farmingdale, NY. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D-16-RE Thunderbolt serial number 42-76059. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 58th Fighter Group, 310th Fighter Squadron. Nose number H34. No known nose art or nickname. Wartime History On April 11, 1944 took off from Saidor Airfield piloted by 2nd Lt Clement Lee Theed, Jr. with wingman P-47D piloted by Lt. Rowland on a mission over Wewak to search for three Missing In Action (MIA) aircraft from the 311th Fighter Squadron lost earlier that day: P-47D "Cowtown Cyclone" 42-75289, P-47D 42-22953 and P-47D "Fascinatin' Phil" 42-75291. Search Ten miles southwest of Wewak flying at 400', Rowland spotted an odd looking white area on the side of a mountain and dove down to check it. It turned out to be a white shack, and circled it. Afterwards, Rowland searched for his wingman, only to discover he was missing and spotted a column of thick black smoke rising from the jungle below and circled the spot and discovered it was from the wreckage of Lt. Theed's aircraft. Recovery of Remains Postwar, Theed's remains were recovered from the the crash site and he was temporarily buried at Finschafen Cemetery. Later, exhumed and transported to the United States. Memorials Theed was officially declared dead on April 11, 1944. He is buried in a private cemetery in Florida. References PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27659 No Glamour... No Glory! The Story of the 58th Fighter Group of World War II page 127 "2nd Lt. Theed, of Miami, Florida, was also a new pilot, having joined the 310th on 12 February 1944 at Dobodura." 58th Fighter Group References Frame 225 microfilm 80155 "Flight flying at altitude of 400 feet on search mission and when three ships pulled up, the flight leader noticed that the fourth ship had crashed and burnt. The locality was ten miles southwest of Madang near the Gogol River." 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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