Clifford Ryan was carried as Missing in Action after he was killed on November 1, 1950, and his comrades were unable to recover his body. His remains were returned and identified in 2010, and he was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in September 2012.
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Clifford
Lavern
Ryan
KIA (Korea)
1923-05-13
–
1950-11-01
Home:
Muscatine
,
Iowa
Buried:
Riverside
,
California
Cemetery:
Riverside National Cemetery
Awards Received
-
Silver Star
-
Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Master SergeantBatallion:
70th Tank BattalionDivision:
1st Cavalry DivisionAction Date:
Korean War
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 185 (1950)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Master Sergeant Clifford Lavern Ryan (ASN: RA-37664969), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy in Korea while serving with Company B, 70th Tank Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.