World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clinton Emmett Bair, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Denver, Colorado
Honored By
Robert J. Walsh, Jr.
Relationship
Friend
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY MAY 14, 1940 AND ASSIGNED TO THE USS PELIAS, ANCHORED AT PEARL HARBOR DURING THE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. THEN SERVED ON THE USS SPERRY AND USS PELIAS IN AUSTRALIA, MIDWAY, MYRNA ISLAND, MAJORA ATOLL AND MARSHAL ISLAND. IN NOVEMBER 1944 HE TRANSFERRED TO NAVY TORPEDO STATION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.