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| USN USS Essex (CV-9) VB-15 |
Pilot Ensign Theodore "Ted" Clement, O-264187 (MIA / KIA) NH Gunner ARM2c Kenneth L. Jackson (MIA / KIA) TX Crashed June 15, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Curtiss. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as SB2C-1C Helldiver bureau number 00342. Wartime History Assigned to USS Essex (CV-9) to Bombing Squadron 15 (VB-15). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On June 15, 1944 took off from USS Essex CV-9 piloted by Ensign T. Clement on a dive bombing mission against Iwo Jima. Last seen during the dive bombing run over the target. Possibly, hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea west of Iwo Jima. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Both crew were officially declared dead on January 19, 1946. Both are memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing. Clement on court 5. Jackson on court 3. Clement earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial at Pine Hill Cemetery in Peterborough, NH. Jackson earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - SB2C-1C Helldiver 00342 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List June 1944 - SB2C-1C Helldiver 00342 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Theodore Clement American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Kenneth L. Jackson FindAGrave - Ens Theodore Clement (courts of the missing) FindAGrave - Theodore Clement (memorial photo) FindAGrave - ARm2 Kenneth L Jackson (courts of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 13, 2024 |
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