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RIVERS, Clifton W - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Hale County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18015045 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude A. Rivers (father)
Beulah M. (Finney) Rivers (mother)
Jacob T. Rivers (brother)
Larkin M. Rivers (brother)
Clara M. (Price) Rivers (sister)
Claudie P. Rivers (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Clifton W. Rivers enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas, on 28 December 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507_honor_pr.html,
www.ancestry.com - Rivers Madeley Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jeremy Price (great nephew)