World War II Honoree

Clem Brandon Connally

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Waco, Texas

Honored By

Betty Morrison Connally & John M. & James F. and Marsha & Laura

Relationship

Wife, Sons & Daughters-in-law

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. EARNED HIS U.S. NAVY WINGS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA IN 1940. SERVED AS AN AVIATOR ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS LEXINGTON CV-2. AWARDED THE U.S. NAVY CROSS AS AN SBD DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBER PILOT IN ACTION AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA, MAY 1942. RETIRED AS A CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE.