Private First Class Minor Peyton Clifton
United States Army 27th Infantry Division
165th Infantry Regiment
Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
And Died of Wounds Suffered
In the Marianas Campaign During World War II
Four years later his remains were returned to his family in the United States for burial.
Honored on Memorial in Saipan
American Memorial Park, Saipan
Court of Honor
Erected by the United States of America
Inscribed: "Clifton, Minor P., PFC"
"A grateful nation honors and mourns its fallen sons...Their supreme sacrifice in the bright morning of their lives, far from home, contributed to the victory won and to the peace that followed. In solemn remembrance, their names are here forever inscribed...in humble tribute to their lasting memory."
Family
Son of Daniel Boone Clifton & Ruth Newman
Grandson of
Minor Clifton (1844-1902)
Catherine Ficklin Clifton (1846-1937)
Brother of
Daniel Boone Clifton, Jr (1918-1982)
Carolyn F Clifton Strobach (1923-2003)
United States Army 27th Infantry Division
165th Infantry Regiment
Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
And Died of Wounds Suffered
In the Marianas Campaign During World War II
Four years later his remains were returned to his family in the United States for burial.
Honored on Memorial in Saipan
American Memorial Park, Saipan
Court of Honor
Erected by the United States of America
Inscribed: "Clifton, Minor P., PFC"
"A grateful nation honors and mourns its fallen sons...Their supreme sacrifice in the bright morning of their lives, far from home, contributed to the victory won and to the peace that followed. In solemn remembrance, their names are here forever inscribed...in humble tribute to their lasting memory."
Family
Son of Daniel Boone Clifton & Ruth Newman
Grandson of
Minor Clifton (1844-1902)
Catherine Ficklin Clifton (1846-1937)
Brother of
Daniel Boone Clifton, Jr (1918-1982)
Carolyn F Clifton Strobach (1923-2003)
Private First Class Minor Peyton Clifton
United States Army 27th Infantry Division
165th Infantry Regiment
Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
And Died of Wounds Suffered
In the Marianas Campaign During World War II
Four years later his remains were returned to his family in the United States for burial.
Honored on Memorial in Saipan
American Memorial Park, Saipan
Court of Honor
Erected by the United States of America
Inscribed: "Clifton, Minor P., PFC"
"A grateful nation honors and mourns its fallen sons...Their supreme sacrifice in the bright morning of their lives, far from home, contributed to the victory won and to the peace that followed. In solemn remembrance, their names are here forever inscribed...in humble tribute to their lasting memory."
Family
Son of Daniel Boone Clifton & Ruth Newman
Grandson of
Minor Clifton (1844-1902)
Catherine Ficklin Clifton (1846-1937)
Brother of
Daniel Boone Clifton, Jr (1918-1982)
Carolyn F Clifton Strobach (1923-2003)
United States Army 27th Infantry Division
165th Infantry Regiment
Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
And Died of Wounds Suffered
In the Marianas Campaign During World War II
Four years later his remains were returned to his family in the United States for burial.
Honored on Memorial in Saipan
American Memorial Park, Saipan
Court of Honor
Erected by the United States of America
Inscribed: "Clifton, Minor P., PFC"
"A grateful nation honors and mourns its fallen sons...Their supreme sacrifice in the bright morning of their lives, far from home, contributed to the victory won and to the peace that followed. In solemn remembrance, their names are here forever inscribed...in humble tribute to their lasting memory."
Family
Son of Daniel Boone Clifton & Ruth Newman
Grandson of
Minor Clifton (1844-1902)
Catherine Ficklin Clifton (1846-1937)
Brother of
Daniel Boone Clifton, Jr (1918-1982)
Carolyn F Clifton Strobach (1923-2003)
Family Members
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