KIRKPATRICK, Clifford "Neil"

KIRKPATRICK, GRIFFIN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/27/2015 at 05:36:43

Obituary ~ Clifford "Neil" Kirkpatrick
April 17, 1921 ~ February 4, 1944

Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, June 09, 1949

Obituary.

CLIFFORD NEIL KIRKPATRICK, only child of OREL and LOIS KIRKPATRICK [of Grand River], was born near Saline, Missouri on April 17, 1921, and gave his life in defense of his country on February 4, 1944, being 23 years, 10 months and 13 days old at the time of his death.

He attended rural school in Mercer county, Missouri and graduated from Cainsville high school in 1939. He also attended the Chillicothe Business school. He completed a course in aeronautics at the American Aeronautic school at Kansas City.

Most of his life was spent in Mercer county and on September 10, 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air force at Des Moines, Iowa and left for over seas duty on September 13, 1943 and was based at Cambridge, England.

NEIL was a gunner on a B-17 bomber. After several missions over Europe, he was reported missing in action in Germany on February 4, 1944.

NEIL was a devoted son and a friend to all who knew him. He is survived by his father and mother, a grandmother Mrs. MARGARET GRIFFIN and a host of other relatives and friends.

Services were held at the Bethel church Monday, June 6, 1949 at 2:00 o’clock p. m. conducted by V. F. WALKER of Princeton, Mo., with burial in the Bethel cemetery [Mercer Co. MO]. The Legion posts of Grand River, Iowa and Cainsville, Mo. were in charge.

The pallbearers were ERNEST WILSON, CAROL KIRK, KENNETH BOOTH, VAUGHN KNIGHT, IVAN HAYS, TAREL ARNOT. The flower girls were WILMA FRISBIE, WILMA MUNYON, ANN VAN LARR, BETTY MILLS, JOY FAY CREES, WINONA MEEK.

Transcription by Sara Rose Joan LeFleur