Karl Vernon Kludt

Photo of Karl Kludt in uniform.

Korean War
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MIA

McClusky, ND


County:
Sheridan

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Technical Sergeant

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
548th "Nightfighter" Squadron

http://koreanwarmemorial.sd.gov/SearchEngineForm/profiles/160.htm

Circumstances:

The plane he was in received a direct hit from anti-aircraft, exploded, and crashed into the Han River, very close to a power plant. His body was never recovered. 

Biography:

Photo retrieved from the South Dakota Korean War Memorial on Nov 19 2013