Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	393 28 01
Birth Date	December 30, 1920
From	Portland, Oregon
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Clifford was born in New Rockford, North Dakota. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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