US PARAS Puckett, Clifton L.

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Puckett​

• FORENAME

Clifton L.​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

19079074​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th February 1945​

• AGE

33​

• GRAVESITE

Terrace Cemetery, Post, Garza County, Texas, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 31.10.1911 Red River, Texas, USA​

father James Lafayette Puckett (1865-1936)​

mother Minnie Jane (nee Williams) Puckett (1871-1946)​

grammar school education​

civil occupation semiskilled miners and mining machine operator​

employed by Stendrup Brothers, Route 6-828, Bakersfield, California​

16.01.1940 draft card Bakersfield, Kern County, California​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

twin brother Clifford D. Puckett died 24.05.1942, Luzon Island (captured defending Corregidor Island, died from Malaria)​

05.02.1942 entered service Los Angeles, California​

DOW Corregidor Island, Philippines​

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