Clifton H Kizer Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 32532 - F/O Clifton Henry Kizer
Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Flew on resupply flight, ammo and supplies for 101st and 82nd airborne divisions, to Bastogne 27-Dec-44. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Worked at The Central California Traction Company as a signal man.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Joaquin County, CA, USA | 13 July 1917 | Son of Clifton H and Anna E Kizer. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 12 January 1943 | |
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Other Captured in drop |
Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Flew on resupply flight, ammo and supplies for 101st and 82nd airborne divisions, to Bastogne 27-Dec-44. POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 27 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
24 May 1987 | ||
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Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
2350 Cemetery Ln, Stockton, CA 95204, USA | Stockton Rural Cemetery Stockton San Joaquin County California, USA |
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