Clifford A. Myhra

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Sergeant

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
870th Bomb Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
497th Bomb Group

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Japan

Circumstances:

B-29 "WEREWOLF" 42-63423 497th Bomb Group, 870th Bomb Squadron Aircraft A-Square-28 hit by fighter on a mission to Tokyo, exploded mid-air 1-27-1945

Biography:

born Moorhead, Minn 21 Sep 23; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 21 Feb 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater and Japan; died in service 10 Feb 45 Tokyo, Japan; memorialized in Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND.