Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Staff Sergeant Clifford J. Marhefke.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Candid outdoor view of Staff Sergeant Clifford J. Marhefke. He is wearing his service uniform with staff sergeant stripes and Army Air Force patch on his left shoulder. He also wears gunner's qualification wings above his left breast pocket. Taken in a desert location, possibly a training field in Texas. Clifford J. Marhefke was born October 3, 1921 in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Stanley and Gertrude Marhefke. He graduated from Oshkosh high School in December 1940 and went to work for Mondl Manufacturing. He was drafted into the Army in September 1942. He trained as a tail gunner on B-17s at Sheppard Field, Texas. He came home on leave in June 1943 and bragged to friends and neighbors that he was a part of the best bomber crew in the Air Force. He was assigned to the 8th Air Force and flew bombing missions over Europe. His B-17 was shot down and he was killed in action on July 14, 1943. He was awarded the Air Medal posthumously for having shot down a German fighter.
Object ID	P2005.20.24
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Marhefke, Clifford J.
Print size	3" x 4"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male Soldiers World War II European Theater of Operations Casualties United States Army Air Force Bombers
Title	Staff Sergeant Clifford J. Marhefke
Year Range from	1942
Year range to	1943

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