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:
B
Row:
19
Grave:
5
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.