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LTC Clifford A Karrels
24 May 1922 – 28 Oct 2016
| Birth | 24 May 1922 |
| Death | 28 Oct 2016 |
| Cemetery | Riverside Cemetery Oshkosh , Winnebago County , Wisconsin , USA |
| Added by | Sue on 29 Oct 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171985528 |
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Clifford A. Karrels, age 94, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning, October 28, 2016, at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh. He was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on May 24, 1922, the son of Michael and Eleanor Karrels. He grew up in Little Chute, Wisconsin, where he graduated from St. John High School in 1940. After graduation Clifford worked for Kimberly Clark until joining the United States Army Air Corp, enlisting in 1942. During World War II, he flew the Thunderbolt Fighter Bomber with the 456th Bomb Group from bases in Italy and the island of Corsica. Clifford took part in the air cover of the invasion of southern France in August of 1944. On his 42nd mission, he took off from Pisa to dive bomb the railroad marshalling yard in Verona, Italy. His P47 plane was hit in the oil line and forced his bailing out behind the German lines. While hiding out in Italy, he worked with the Italian Partisans for six months. Clifford retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Lt. Colonel. A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 1950, with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Clifford held a management position at Shook & Midwest Lumber Company in Oshkosh from 1950 to 1960 and a sales position with Sentry Insurance from 1960 to May of 1982. On May 30, 1952, Clifford was united in marriage to Joan Stannard in Oshkosh and she preceded him in death on January 17, 1977. On September 15, 1979, Clifford married Geraldine Loos and she preceded him in death on May 13, 2006. During his life in Oshkosh, Clifford was active in aviation and served as an officer in the following social clubs: Winnebago Land Pilots Club, Friday Noon Club, Optimist Club, and Wisconsin Retail Lumberman’s Association. He also pinch hit as a charter pilot for Basler Flight Service. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery with full Military Honors. © 2016 Seefeld Funeral & Cremation Services.
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