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Personal info

Full name
LING, Clarence Kenneth
Date of birth
29 June 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Ellis Grove, Randolph County, Illinois
Hometown
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36057588
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
14 April 1946
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Ling (father)
Ora (Caudle) Ling (mother)
Irene Ling (sister)
Uldene Ling (sister)
Walter Ling (brother)
Dorothy Ling (sister)
Esther Ling (sister)
Elise Ling (sister)
Russell Ling (brother)
Melba G. Ling (sister)
Hattie (Wasson) Ling (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Ling was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

He is memorialized at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Register, WWII Draft Cards, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com