Inducted into service March 17, 1943, Clifton served as leader of his draft groups both at the time of examination and for induction. Selected for the armored forces, he received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., with further training at Camp Campbell, Ky. He spent two weeks at Fort George Meade, Md., before going overseas in February 1944. He went first to England, and it was there that he was assigned to the Second Armored Division. 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
Inducted into service March 17, 1943, Clifton served as leader of his draft groups both at the time of examination and for induction. Selected for the armored forces, he received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., with further training at Camp Campbell, Ky. He spent two weeks at Fort George Meade, Md., before going overseas in February 1944. He went first to England, and it was there that he was assigned to the Second Armored Division. 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
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PVT 67 REGT 2 ARMD DIV NORTH CAROLINA
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Entered the service from North Carolina
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1930 United States Federal Census
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North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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