Bronson Clifford Robert

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Clifford Robert Bronson is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Clifford R. Bronson Cenotaph

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

Clifford Robert Bronson

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

R/74747

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1941-11-08

State:

South Dakota

Cemetery:

Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Plot:

Panel 60

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Clifford Robert Bronson was born on September 3, 1920, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was the son of Paul S. Bronson and Ethel Powers Bronson.

Clifford enlisted in the Army on July 12, 1938, as part of the 3rd Infantry. In October 1940, he entered the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). He was assigned to the # 97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim)

On November 8, 1941, while on active duty with the Royal Air Force (RAF) aboard a bomber patrolling the North Sea, Sgt. Bronson�s Manchester aircraft # L 7466 was shot down, and Bronson and the rest of the crew were declared missing in action.

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