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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1925 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
MSgt Richmond Vlymen (Papa Pitt)
to remember
Cherry, Clarence Martin, SSgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Salem |
Last Address Wolbong-ni, South Korea
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Casualty Date Sep 09, 1950 |
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Cause Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location Korea, South |
Conflict Korean War |
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 |
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Last Known Activity
Staff Sergeant Cherry was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 325th Bomber
Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group. On September 9, 1950, while on a bombing mission, his aircraft was
hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded mid-air near Wolbong-ni, South Korea. Five parachutes were seen.
He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His name is inscribed
on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** Staff Sergeant Cherry was awarded the
Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation andthe Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
http://www.abmc.gov/search-korean-war-veterans-memorial-honor-roll/detail/Korea_5559#.U_fZZWOiVVU
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=83837
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Comments/Citation
Birth: |
Mar. 3, 1925
Montana, USA |
Death: |
Sep. 9, 1950, South Korea |

Staff Sergeant Cherry was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 325th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group. On September 9, 1950, while on a bombing mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded mid-air near Wolbong-ni, South Korea. Five parachutes were seen. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 31, 1954.
Awarded
Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. |
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Burial:
Korean War Memorial
Dayton
Montgomery County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Cenotaph > Oregon Panel 2
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118607514 |
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