World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clifton Oswald Nanton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
His Family
PARTICIPATED IN MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS OFF KOREA FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 1945 WITH TASK GROUP 95.4.7 AND TASK GROUP 52.3. ENTERED AND ANCHORED IN JAPANESE HARBOR WATERS OFF KYUSHU, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1945 WITH FIRST U.S. FORCES TO ENTER WESTERN JAPAN. PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF SASEBO, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1945 AND NAGASAKI, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA WITH TASK GROUP 52.5 FROM OCTOBER 27, 1945 TO NOVEMBER 9, 1945.