Cecil Clayton Vandervort was born 18 February 1920 at Kirby, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. He attended Kirby School and was a 1937 graduate of Tomah High School. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper and spent a number of summers working at John Vandervort's resort, the Forest Primeval, on Lost Lake near Sayner, Wisconsin. He married Ruth Mae Mesner on 5 October 1941. He enlisted in the Army on 27 Jul 1942 and initially trained as a medic. However, above all, Cecil wanted to fly. He trained as a navigator on Flying Fortresses in Hondo, Texas, and shipped out to Deopham Green in 1944. He was assigned to the B-17 Patches and died on his first mission on 25 November 1944 when his plane, down to one engine and only five miles from Allied lines, was hit by anti-aircraft fire at Haaren, Germany. He was officially declared dead on 3 January 1946. His remains and those of two of his fellow crewmen were discovered and re-interred at
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. See memorial #3307526.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. See memorial #3307526.
Cecil Clayton Vandervort was born 18 February 1920 at Kirby, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. He attended Kirby School and was a 1937 graduate of Tomah High School. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper and spent a number of summers working at John Vandervort's resort, the Forest Primeval, on Lost Lake near Sayner, Wisconsin. He married Ruth Mae Mesner on 5 October 1941. He enlisted in the Army on 27 Jul 1942 and initially trained as a medic. However, above all, Cecil wanted to fly. He trained as a navigator on Flying Fortresses in Hondo, Texas, and shipped out to Deopham Green in 1944. He was assigned to the B-17 Patches and died on his first mission on 25 November 1944 when his plane, down to one engine and only five miles from Allied lines, was hit by anti-aircraft fire at Haaren, Germany. He was officially declared dead on 3 January 1946. His remains and those of two of his fellow crewmen were discovered and re-interred at
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. See memorial #3307526.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. See memorial #3307526.
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