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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Winfield Clement

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Huntingdon, Tennessee

Honored By

Miss Robert W. Clement

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM JANUARY 1939 TO FEBRUARY 1946. AT SEA: USS NEW YORK, USS BENSON, USS ENOREE, USS BECKHAM. CHASED SUBMARINES IN THE ATLANTIC, DODGED KAMIKAZES IN THE PACIFIC. HE WAS AT IWO JIMA AT RAISING OF FLAG, AND IN SOUTH KOREA AT JAPANESE SURRENDER THERE. AFTER WWII, SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY APRIL 1948 TO APRIL 1961. RETIRED RANK OF CAPTAIN.