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Contact Info
Last Address Bethesda, MD
Date of Passing Oct 10, 1998
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
He volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1943 and received his commission as lieutenant junior grade and went on active duty in 1944.
Clifford served as a special assistant to the commander, Western Sea Frontier and then as the assistant chief of staff for logistics.
He was appointed assistant naval aide to the president in 1945, then naval aide. In 1945 he became special counsel to the president -- a position he held for four years.
He served on active duty in the Navy until 1946, and was discharged as a captain. Clifford was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Other Comments:
Was Secretary of Defense from January 1968 to January 1969
World War II/American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.