Clarence Dart

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|name=Clarence W. Dart, Sr.

|image=File:Clarence Dart.jpeg

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|caption= Clarence Dart

|birth_date= {{birth date|1920|12|6|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Elmira, New York, U.S.

|death_date= {{death date and age|2012|2|17|1920|12|6|df=yes}}

|death_place= Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.

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|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

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|battles= World War II

|awards={{Plainlist|

Air Medal
Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Tuskegee Airmen
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart

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Clarence W. Dart, Sr. (6 December 1920 – 17 February 2012){{WIA}} was an American World War II fighter pilot and member of the Tuskegee Airmen. During World War II. Dart was shot down twice earning two purple hearts. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross award.

Career

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He flew a total of 95 missions, and was shot down twice, earning two Purple Hearts. Dart died 17 February 2012 in Saratoga Springs, New York.[http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/He-flew-on-color-of-his-merit-1346144.php He flew on color of his merit] Times Union, April 21, 2011[http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/574273/tuskegee-airman-passes-away/ Tuskegee Airman passes away] YNN, February 18, 2012

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

Awards

Air Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Tuskegee Airmen in 2006{{cite web |last1=Kruzel |first1=John J. |title=President, Congress Honor Tuskegee Airmen |url=https://www.army.mil/article/2476/president_congress_honor_tuskegee_airmen |website=Army |date=30 March 2007 |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=25 July 2019}}
Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters,
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster
World War II Victory Medal

References

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External links

Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
[http://www.nysenate.gov/story/clarence-dart Lt. Col Clarence Dart] NY Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame profile
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131204121846/http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/tuskegee_airmen.aspx Tuskegee Airmen] at Tuskegee University
[http://tuskegeeairmen.org/ Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.]
[http://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site] (U.S. National Park Service)
[http://www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org/ Tuskegee Airmen National Museum]