World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clifford L. Helbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
Mrs. Arlene Schwab
SERVICE NUMBER #0-1646123. ENLISTED FEBRUARY 1942, CORPORAL SHIPS RADIO OPERATOR, FERRYING TROOPS TO CASABLANCA. ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT NEW JERSEY; ASSIGNED TO 593RD JOINT ASSAULT SIGNAL COMPANY; PROMOTED TO 1ST LIEUTENANT (U.S. ARMY) ON APRIL 27, 1944. LANDED WITH AMPHIBIOUS ATTACK TROOPS ON LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LINGAYEN GULF, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLAND, ALL IN 1944 AND 1945. AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH STAR, PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 STARS, PHILIPPINE VICTORY MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS. WITH THE 593RD JOINT ASSAULT SIGNAL COMPANY. LANDED ON LEYTE IN THE FOURTH WAVE AND WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND RESTING WHEN GENERAL MACARTHUR WALKED ASHORE OUR RED BEACH IN 12 INCHES OF WATER.