World War II Honoree

Clarence R. Becker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fresno, California

Honored By

John Meurs

Relationship

Dutch Historian

SERVICE NUMBER 39117134. ENGINEER WITH THE 487TH BOMB GROUP, 839TH BOMB SQUADRON (HEAVY) OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17, SERIAL NUMBER 43-38141, WAS HIT BY FLAK JUST AFTER BOMBS AWAY. TARGET WAS THE MARSHALLING YARDS OF HAMM, GERMANY. THE WHOLE CREW, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, COULD SAVE THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.