World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Francis Clingman, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Honored By
Mrs. Mildred Smith McVey
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE COAST GUARD AS AN ENSIGN AND LATER BECAME A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE. FIRST, HE SERVED IN A PATROL BOAT AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA. THEN, HE WAS SENT TO JAMES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. HE LATER WAS SENT TO CALIFORNIA AND THEN TO JAPAN, WHERE HE SPENT 14 MONTHS MINE SWEEPING.