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Clarence
Martin
Cherry
POW (Korea) MIA
March 3, 1925

–

September 9, 1950

Home:

Comanche

, 

Montana

Although officially listed as “Missing in Action,” the Air Force concluded “there is a good chance” Staff Sergeant Cherry was captured on the ground, taken to the North Korean hospital, and died while in captivity.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    325th Bombardment Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    September 9, 1950 – Died in Captivity
    Air Force Manual No. 200-25, Department of the Air Force (January 16, 1961) & Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Staff Sergeant Clarence Martin Cherry (AFSN: AF-19201403), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 9 September 1950, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.