World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Clifford E. East
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bloomington, Indiana
Honored By
Dominic T. Biello
Relationship
Historian
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE 680TH GLIDER FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. FOUGHT THROUGH THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING OPERATION VARSITY ON MARCH 24, 1945.