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Clifford Ray LaFary

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Clifford Ray LaFary

Birth
Jackson, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Aug 1992 (aged 71)
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 46, row 20, site 65
Memorial ID
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Info from John Dowdy:
Radar ( Mickey ) Operator - Lt. Clifford Lafary (POW,EVD,RTD) ?
Squadron 847th BS 489th Bomb Group
Pilot Capt. Thomas M. Plese. KIA

Target: Marshaling Yards; Mainz, Germany.
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 8905
Date Lost: 9-Sep-44
Serial Number: 42-50897
Aircraft Model B-24J-5-FO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: lost over Bauscheim, Germany
Cause:

This was a Lead / Pathfinder B - 24 Radar ( Mickey) Equipped 12 man
Mission Pilot - Major William Blum
Tail Gunner - S/Sgt. Roland M. Cheyne

Some members of this crew may have been transferred from 389th Bomb Group 564th BS on or about 12 May 1944. Lafary may have been POW or EVD more research required.
Info from John Dowdy:
Radar ( Mickey ) Operator - Lt. Clifford Lafary (POW,EVD,RTD) ?
Squadron 847th BS 489th Bomb Group
Pilot Capt. Thomas M. Plese. KIA

Target: Marshaling Yards; Mainz, Germany.
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 8905
Date Lost: 9-Sep-44
Serial Number: 42-50897
Aircraft Model B-24J-5-FO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: lost over Bauscheim, Germany
Cause:

This was a Lead / Pathfinder B - 24 Radar ( Mickey) Equipped 12 man
Mission Pilot - Major William Blum
Tail Gunner - S/Sgt. Roland M. Cheyne

Some members of this crew may have been transferred from 389th Bomb Group 564th BS on or about 12 May 1944. Lafary may have been POW or EVD more research required.

Inscription

Major, U.S. Air Force, World War II, Korea

Gravesite Details

Maj, US Air Force / Korea



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  • Created by: D M C
  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14646103/clifford_ray-lafary: accessed ), memorial page for Clifford Ray LaFary (30 Aug 1920–19 Aug 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14646103, citing Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by D M C (contributor 46817953).