Fred Clarence Ford Jr.
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Branch: Army
UT Major/Affiliation: Business administration, 1937-1938
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
- Aug. 25, 1919 – Nov. 26, 1944
- Knoxville, TN
- UT Business administration, 1937-1938
- 1st Lt.- Army
- Possibly buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, TN
- ETVMA- 362nd Fighter Group, 377th Fighter Squadron
- 1st Lt Fred Clarence Ford was the pilot of aircraft P-47D-27 with serial number 42-27249. He departed from Etain, France on an armed reconnaissance mission to the Saarbrucken area in Germany.
- There might be info in Bucholtz, Chris. Thunderbolts Triumphant: The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany’s Wehrmacht (2018).
Fred Clarence Ford Jr. (Aug. 25, 1919 – Nov. 26, 1944) was born in Knoxville, TN. He attended Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee for Business Administration from 1937-1938. Ford was originally a member of the National Guard when he enlisted in February 1941 before the start of the war. When the United States joined the war at the end of the year, Ford moved to the Army Air Force. There, he served as a 1st LT in the 377th Fighter Squadron of the 362nd Fighter Group. The 362nd flew P-47 Fighters and saw action in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. 1st Lt. Ford was killed in action on Nov. 26, 1944 when his plane was shot down during a reconnaissance mission over the Saarbrucken, Germany. He is memorialized at Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, TN.
