Marion Clay ("Buzzer") Biberdorf
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| 1) I have a copy of Buzzer's
birth certificate. Over time, his name was spelled Myron Clay,
Myron Clae, Marion Clay and Marion Clae. It was generally accepted by the
family that it was spelled Myron Clae Biberdorf.
2) I have school records for Buzzer (grades 1-8). 3) Buzzer served in the Navy during World War II. He entered the service at Bottineau, ND on 07 Feb 1945. After training in Minnesota, Illinois and California, he was stationed aboard the USS Megrez AK-126 in the Asiatic Pacific theater. He died in service aboard that ship, on 26 Dec 1945, near Japan. He was first buried in Yokohama Japan at the USAF Cemetery (click here to view newspaper article), then re-interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. He was a seaman 1st class. Buzzer's service records; military casualty list; casualty report. 4) I have the last letter and Christmas postcard that Buzzer sent home to his brother Bud. 5) I have copies of the Thanksgiving 1945 and Christmas 1945 menus aboard the U.S.S. Megrez. Glen Trullinger provided these copies. |
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The Biberdorf siblings (plus one) c. 1934
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(front row) Dollee Biberforf,
Rev. Zaff, c. 1942 |
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Myron Clae "Buzzer" Biberdorf date unknown |
Myron Clae "Buzzer" Biberdorf 1945 - San Francisco
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Myron Clae "Buzzer" Biberdorf 1945 |
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Memorial Day in Bottineau, North Dakota. Bottineau, North Dakota photo taken by Valerie (Biberdorf)
Boman
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Fort Snelling National Cemetery photo taken by Bernard Biberdorf
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