Burdick, Clinton Dewitt, Capt

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 356th Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1946

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1924

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Contact Info

Home Town Brooklyn, NYC, NY
Date of Passing Feb 17, 2013

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, American Fighter Aces Association
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He was credited with the destruction of 5.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 3 damaged and 1 on the ground.
His father, Howard Burdick, destroyed 7 enemy aircraft in aerial combat in World War I, which makes them the only father and son aces in U.S. Military History.
The location of his remains is unknown.

Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=738
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_356.php
http://www.military-art.com/mall/aces.php?PilotID=2968
http://home.ancestry.com

1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 356th Fighter Group

From Month/Year September / 1944	To Month/Year March / 1945
Unit 356th Fighter Group Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City RAF Martlesham Heath (USAAF 369), Suffolk, England	State/Country United Kingdom

Patch	356th Fighter Group Details

	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Fighter Units	Strength Group
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 6, 2022

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

356th Fighter Group

Malmstrom, Einar Axel, Col, (1929-1954)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Colonel
Baccus, Donald Arthur, Col, (1940-1965)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Lieutenant Colonel
Johnson, Gerald Walter, Lt Gen, (1941-1974)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Major
Strait, Donald Jackson, Maj Gen, (1940-1976)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Major
Vogt, John William, Gen, (1941-1975)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Major
Lee, Edward Powell, 1st Lt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	First Lieutenant
Parham, Ernest M., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Second Lieutenant
Shepard, Allen, Maj, (1942-1953)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Second Lieutenant