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Melvin Elijah Clover

US, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1914-1950

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Fold3_Team

Fold3_Team  ·  8 Apr 2013

First Lieutenant Clover was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Wing. On October 14, 1952, while on a combat mission, his engine flamed out and the aircraft crashed and demolished. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. First Lieutenant Clover was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.