World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William R. Clemens, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Royersford, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT THE BASIC TRAINING CENTER #4 IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. GRADUATED FROM FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL AT BUCKINGHAM AIR FORCE BASE IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. HE SERVED WITH THE 449TH BOMBER SQUADRON ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER AS AN AERIAL ENGINEER AND TURRET GUNNER. HE FLEW 50 MISSIONS WHILE STATIONED IN ITALY AND FRANCE.