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Rib Lake WWII veteran finally coming home

Rib Lake WWII veteran finally coming home
Pfc. Lee Clendenning was serving in the Army Air Force at Hickam Field on Oahu, Hawaii when he was killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Clendenning has been listed among the missing. As part of an ongoing commitment to bring all service members killed in action home, his remains were positively identified and arrangements are underway to bring him back home to Taylor County.
Rib Lake WWII veteran finally coming home
Pfc. Lee Clendenning was serving in the Army Air Force at Hickam Field on Oahu, Hawaii when he was killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Clendenning has been listed among the missing. As part of an ongoing commitment to bring all service members killed in action home, his remains were positively identified and arrangements are underway to bring him back home to Taylor County.

After more than 80 years, PFC Lee Clendenning is finally coming home.

After decades of questions and uncertainty, Lee’s family will get closure and peac...

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