Veterans' Memorial Project

Kenneth Charles Clawson

Urbana, IL

World War II

College: Liberal Arts & Sciences

Graduation Year: 1942

Service Branch: Air Force

Rank: Corporal

Date of Birth: 11/22/1922

Date of Death: 08/26/1944

Corporal Clawson served with the 500th Bombardment Group. He was a left gunner on a B-29; the plane was named Gravel Gertie. He died in a plane crash in Nebraska when the crew bailed out of the plane and Cpl. Clawson hit the horizontal stabilizer after bailing out. He is buried at East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Illinois, Section 9 Lot 13 Sp 8.

– submitted by James Opolony

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