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Personal info

Full name
CLIFTON, John Thomas
Date of birth
20 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington
Hometown
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39216055
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Augny, Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 49 26

Immediate family

Members
Ben Clifton (father)
Leah (Oliver) Clifton (mother)
Benjamin G. Clifton (brother)
George R. Clifton (brother)
Doris Clifton (sister)
James D. Clifton (brother)
Lyle P. Clifton (half brother)

More information

Pvt John T. Clifton enlisted in Seatle, Washington on 18 November 1943.
He attended 2 years of college at the Washington State University and was a chemical engineer before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 - Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Border Crossing from Canada to US / Webber Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

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