World War II Honoree

Clifford Leroy Bauch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Augusta, Michigan

Honored By

Mr. John Bauch

Relationship

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HE STARTED AT FORT CUSTER IN AUGUSTA, MICHIGAN NEAR BATTLE CREEK, AND KALAMAZOO. THEN HE WAS SHIPPED TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS, FOR BASIC TRAINING, AND THEN WENT TO THE AIR CORPS, AND THEY TRANSFERRED HIM OUT OF THAT INTO HARBOR CRAFT, AFTER THAT HE WENT TO SHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS, AND CAMP KERNS, UTAH. AFTER THAT WAS DEPORTED TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, AND WAS STATIONED ON THE FOLLOWING ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, DUTCH HARBOR, ADAK, ATTU. AFTER THAT BATTLE WAS OVER HE AND OTHERS WENT TO SHEMYA, ALASKA. AFTER THAT HE WENT BACK TO ATTU. HIS BARGE WAS SUNK SO HE WAS TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE HARBOR CRAFT TO THE ARMY AIR FORCE. THEN THEY SHIPPED HIM OVER TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AND THEN CALIFORNIA, AND THAN WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER, 9TH, 1945 THROUGH THE POINT SYSTEM OUT OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.