World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Vinton Clements, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN THE SIGNAL CORPS AND THE GERMAN LANGUAGE. HE SHIPPED OUT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND WORKED AS A TRANSLATOR AND RADIOMAN, AS THE THIRD ARMY MOVED THROUGH FRANCE AND GERMANY AND FOUGHT IN SEVERAL BATTLES, MOST NOTABLY THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.