Clarence William Dart (1920 - 2012)

Born 6 Dec 1920 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melford (Jackson) Dart — married 19 Jun 1950 in Saratoga, New York, United States

Died 17 Feb 2012 at age 91 in Albany, New York, United States

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Biography

Clarence Dart is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 99th Fighter Squadron

Clarence Dart was awarded the Purple Heart.

Clarence Dart is Notable.

Clarence William Dart served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.^[1]

Clarence Dart, son of Clarence Dart and Katie Austin, was born in Elmira, New York in 1920.^[2]

2nd Lt. Clarence Dart was a decorated combat pilot of World War II. As a Tuskegee Airman, he survived being shot down not once, but twice, during his 95 missions overseas. In addition to his two Purple Hearts, his military honors also included the Distinguished Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal, the National Defence Service Medal, the American Defence Service Medal and the World War Two Victory Medal. As the inspiring stories of these groundbreaking Black flying squadrons came out of obscurity with the release of major motion pictures in 1995 and 2012, Dart’s service was celebrated by his local communities, although he remained humble about his experience as a Tuskegee Airman of World War II.

After the war, Dart returned to the states as an instructor pilot at Tuskegee before heading off to get a degree in aeronautics. He settled in Saratoga Springs, NY, and with his wife Millie, raised their family of seven daughters and two sons. He went on to serve in the New York Air National Guard, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and enjoyed a long career with General Electric. He was inducted into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame in 2011, and received many other recognitions for his remarkable contributions as a veteran and Tuskegee Airman.

Clarence died in 2012^[3][4] and is buried in Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Dart
2. ↑ Ancestry Record 2238 #304055121 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5V-W7XJ : accessed 5 August 2021), Clarence W Dart, Albany, New York, United States, 19 Feb 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM81-ZSW : 12 January 2021), Clarence W Dart, 17 Feb 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLS-GPJ1 : 11 June 2020), Clarence W. Dart, 2012; Burial, , ; citing record ID 85390462, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HP-V13 : accessed 5 August 2021), Clarance Dart Jr. in household of Clarance Dart, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 9B, line 57, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1414; FHL microfilm 2,341,149.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TB-1WR : 7 January 2021), Clerance Dart in household of Clerance Dart, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-24, sheet 10B, line 78, family 220, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2513.

• CAF Rise Above "Clarence W. Dart"
• Clarence Dart Visits Area Schools, 1998
• Clarence Dart Attends Tribute to the Tuskeegee Airmen, 2004.
• https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/He-flew-on-color-of-his-merit-1346144.php
• Marriage: "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967", New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61632 #1564258 (accessed 22 March 2023), Clarence Dart marriage to M Mild R Jackson on 19 Jun 1950 in Saratoga, New York, USA.