World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jess A. Clemmons
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
WENT TO WORK IN AN AIRCRAFT PLANT IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK WHILE AWAITING HIS DRAFT NOTICE. THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PLANT IN TOLEDO, OHIO AND WORKED THERE UNTIL HE WAS DRAFTED IN 1944. SERVED OVERSEAS FOR SOME 2 YEARS, IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.