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Clarence Dart

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{{Infobox military person
|name=Clarence W. Dart, Sr.
|image=File:"Long, dangerous missions over enemy territory and inclement weather often necessitate fighter planes returning to their - NARA - 535545.jpg
|caption=Clarence Dart (left) with two other Tuskegee Airmen
|birth_date= {{birth date|1920|12|6|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Elmira, New York
|death_date= {{death date and age|2012|2|17|1920|12|6|df=yes}}
|death_place= Saratoga Springs, New York
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label=
|nickname=
|allegiance= United States of America
|branch=United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
|serviceyears=1943–?
|rank=Captain
Lieutenant Colonel (post war)
|unit=12th Air Force (45 missions)
15th Air Force (50 missions)
New York Air National Guard
|commands=
|battles= World War II
|awards=Distinguished Flying Cross (5)
Purple Heart (2)
Air Medal
|relations=
|laterwork=
}}Clarence W. Dart, Sr. (6 December 1920 – 17 February 2012) was a World War II fighter pilot and member of the Tuskegee Airmen. During World War II, he flew a total of 95 missions, and was shot down twice, earning two Purple Hearts. He was also the recipient of the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters. Dart collectively, not individually, received a Congressional Gold Medal from President George W. Bush at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on 29 March 2007. Dart died 17 February 2012 in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was 91.^[1]^[2]

Clarence was Emeritus on The Salvation Army Saratoga Springs, New York Advisory Board in which he has served since November 11, 1963.

Awards

number=4\|type=oak\|ribbon=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters, 1 for action 27 May 1944 as a 1st Lieutenant, 15th Air Force General Order 449, 31 January 1945
number=1\|type=oak\|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster
number=0\|type=numeral\|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Air Medal
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	National Defense Service Medal
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	American Defense Service Medal
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	World War II Victory Medal

References

1. ^He flew on color of his merit Times Union, April 21, 2011
2. ^Tuskegee Airman passes away YNN, February 18, 2012

External links

Lt. Col Clarence Dart NY Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame profile

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