World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clifford O. Batson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Ms. Edna Batson
Relationship
Wife
Was in combat in the South Pacific with the 2nd Marine Division, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines. Saw action on Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. In Occupied Nagasaki, Japan within weeks of the nuclear bomb drop.