"Line Of Duty Death, Firefighter"
Clifton served as the Fire Chief and a Volunteer Firefighter with the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company, Georgetown, Delaware.
He passed away at a house fire that occurred five miles west of Georgetown.
As heavy smoke poured from the structure, Rogers began laying hose. He had just moved the tanker he was driving into better position, when he was stricken with a heart attack. He was dead on arrival at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.
Rogers served in combat as a Sergent in the US Air Force in the 104th Fighter Squadron during World War II.
At the time of his passing, Clifton was President of the Grace United Methodist Church, Board of Trustees. He was also a commander with the Delaware State Police.
"Line Of Duty Death, Firefighter"
Clifton served as the Fire Chief and a Volunteer Firefighter with the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company, Georgetown, Delaware.
He passed away at a house fire that occurred five miles west of Georgetown.
As heavy smoke poured from the structure, Rogers began laying hose. He had just moved the tanker he was driving into better position, when he was stricken with a heart attack. He was dead on arrival at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.
Rogers served in combat as a Sergent in the US Air Force in the 104th Fighter Squadron during World War II.
At the time of his passing, Clifton was President of the Grace United Methodist Church, Board of Trustees. He was also a commander with the Delaware State Police.
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Records on Ancestry
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Clifton M. Rogers
1930 United States Federal Census
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Clifton M. Rogers
1940 United States Federal Census
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Clifton M. Rogers
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
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Clifton M. Rogers
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Clifton M. Rogers
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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