Stafford Clifford Albert

Monuments

B-24 (42-63978) "Lonesome Polecat" Monument

Siracourt United States Air Force Fallen Airmen Monument

Name:

Clifford Albert Stafford

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

37211296

Unit:

330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-02-11

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear

Comments:

TSgt Clifford Albert Stafford, mechanic of the B-24 Liberator 42-63978 �Lonesome Polecat�, took off from station 104 in Hardwick, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt�s rocket installations. They were shot down by flak at 0954, crushing two civilians and killing all aboard.

He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in He also has a cenotaph located in Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Neosho County, Kansas.