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Clifford Joseph Lawton

Clifford Joseph Lawton

 Purple Heart

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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