Vernal J. Bird | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-750321
Unit	13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light
Rank	Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Utah
Date of Death	April 5 1946
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

2LT Bird's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. His remains have been recovered and identified.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.