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TEC5 Clifford Elmer Black

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TEC5 Clifford Elmer Black Veteran

Birth
Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, USA
Death
4 Dec 1944 (aged 26)
Burial
Lindale, Smith County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Service No. 38058256, KIA World War II
Mother: Carrie J. Phillips (or Phelps) (b. circa 1891, Georgia)

Published in the Athens Review July 7, 1949

The body of T/5 Clifford E. Black, Ben Wheeler man who was killed during world War II, is being returned to his next of kin, Henry H. Black of Ben Wheeler, the Department of the Army announced.

His is among remains of 3,333 Americans originally interred in temporary military cemeteries in France, Holland and Belgium being returned aboard the Army transport, Carroll Victory, for reburial in the U.S. The Army stated that each next-of-kin was notified in advance of the arrival of the vessel, and would be notified again after arrival of the remains at the regional Distribution Centers of the American Graves Registration Service.
Service No. 38058256, KIA World War II
Mother: Carrie J. Phillips (or Phelps) (b. circa 1891, Georgia)

Published in the Athens Review July 7, 1949

The body of T/5 Clifford E. Black, Ben Wheeler man who was killed during world War II, is being returned to his next of kin, Henry H. Black of Ben Wheeler, the Department of the Army announced.

His is among remains of 3,333 Americans originally interred in temporary military cemeteries in France, Holland and Belgium being returned aboard the Army transport, Carroll Victory, for reburial in the U.S. The Army stated that each next-of-kin was notified in advance of the arrival of the vessel, and would be notified again after arrival of the remains at the regional Distribution Centers of the American Graves Registration Service.

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TEC 5 378 Infantry 95th DIV
World War II



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