Son of Robert Jefferson Hendon and Lottie Belle Barber. Clifford married Hyland Cornelia Tackitt in 1926.
POW Sgt. Clifford D. HENDON (6295202) died for his country 15 Dec 1944.
From JimO: Sgt. Clifford D. Hendon was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hendon was killed during the attack on the ship.
For more info on Sgt. Hendon's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html
POW Sgt. Clifford D. HENDON (6295202) died for his country 15 Dec 1944.
From JimO: Sgt. Clifford D. Hendon was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hendon was killed during the attack on the ship.
For more info on Sgt. Hendon's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html
Son of Robert Jefferson Hendon and Lottie Belle Barber. Clifford married Hyland Cornelia Tackitt in 1926.
POW Sgt. Clifford D. HENDON (6295202) died for his country 15 Dec 1944.
From JimO: Sgt. Clifford D. Hendon was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hendon was killed during the attack on the ship.
For more info on Sgt. Hendon's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html
POW Sgt. Clifford D. HENDON (6295202) died for his country 15 Dec 1944.
From JimO: Sgt. Clifford D. Hendon was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hendon was killed during the attack on the ship.
For more info on Sgt. Hendon's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html
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