World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merle Martin Clements
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rapid City, South Dakota
Honored By
B. Mark May
Relationship
Nephew
STARTED IN THE CALVARY, THEN BECAME AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, AND FINALLY AN AERIAL ENGINEER. SHOT DOWN DECEMBER 1941, POW 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS. WAS PART OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH, ESCAPED, CAUGHT AGAIN AND IMPRISONED IN JAPAN.