World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Thomas Clifton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Houston, Mississippi
Honored By
Mr. Thomas Daniel Clifton
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS A SERGEANT FROM OCTOBER 1941 TO NOVEMBER 1945. HE EXPERIENCED EXTENSIVE ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINES, LUZON, NEW GUINEA, OKINAWA AND THE BISMARK-ARCHIPELAGO. HE ALSO SERVED AS GENERAL MACARTHUR'S CHIEF OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR A PERIOD DURING THE WAR.