1/Lt. Clifford C. Sherman


(W. Staggs via C. Smith)

1/Lt. Clifford C. Sherman

38th FS - 26 May 1944 - 01 November 1944 (Non-combat fatality)

Assigned Aircraft

P-51D CG-U 44-13611 "New Arrival" (F. Birtciel)
Mission History

Not Known
Mission List

55th FG Mission #

 Date Target
105 30 May 1944 Hanndorf-Diepholz (flew as Red 2)

108

 02 June 1944 Support PRU in France (flew as White 2)
109 03 June 1944 Area support - Coastal Targets (flew as Blue 2)
114 06 June 1944 D-Day Area Support (flew as Blue 4)
117 06 June 1944 D-Day Area Support (flew as Blue 2)
120 07 June 1944 D-Day Area Support Plus 1 A.S. (flew as Yellow 4)
129 08 June 1944 D-Day Area Support Plus 2 A.S. (flew as Yellow 2)
148 12 June 1944 Rennes (flew as Yellow 4)
149 12 June 1944 Bridge in France (flew as White 4)
152 15 June 1944 Hanover (flew as Blue 4. Early return at 08:35, as escort for Lt. Fisher)
153 16 June 1944 Trains at Arras & St. Poi (flew as Spare)
162 23 June 1944 Sens (flew as Red 2)
163 24 June 1944 Chartres (flew as Yellow 3)
164 25 June 1944 Area support (flew as Blue 4)
165 25 June 1944 Toulouse (flew as Yellow 2)
166 27 June 1944 Sedan (flew as Red 2)
168 29 June 1944 Oscherleben (flew as Blue 2)
170 30 June 1944 French Targets (flew as Yellow 2)
Air Scores

4.5-0-0
Ground Scores

0-0
Score Detail 03 September 1944  FW-190 destroyed (air) Antwerp
11 September 1944  Me-109 destroyed (air) Erfurt
12 September 1944  (1.5)Me-109 destroyed (air) Frankfurt
07 October 1944  Me-109 destroyed (air) Leipzig
Notes 26 May 1944 - Assigned and joined 38th Fighter Squadron
July 1944 - Awarded the Air Medal
September 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
25 October 1944 - Transferred to 70th Replacement Depot
01 November 1944 - Killed in high speed dive, when P-51 suffered structural failure
Memories

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