- Name: Clifford Edward Flint
- Location of Birth: Reynolds, North Dakota
- Date of Birth: December 31, 1918
- Date of Death: September 2, 1988 (69 years old)
- Parents: Frank Flint and Elisabeth (Hennessey) Flint
- High School and Class: 8th grade
- College:
- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: January, 1941
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- Date of Discharge: 1944
- Place of Discharge:
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Start Date End Date Unit(s) and Location(s) Served Red Ball Express - Cargo Haul by truck - Military Awards:
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The Red Ball Express was a famed truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving quickly through Europe after breaking out from the D-Day beaches in Normandy in 1944. - Wars Involved:
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Clifford worked for Manner Logging Company and Hanna Mining Company, retiring in 1980.
He was a member of the VFW Marinoff-Miskovich Post No. 8831 and St. Kevin's Catholic Church, both in Pengilly, Minnesota.
Clifford is survived by his wife, Helen; three sons, Gerald, Jimmy, and John; two daughters, Janice Schultz and Jocelyn Long; two brothers, William and Earl; eight grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren.
Clifford died at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is buried in Nashwauk Cemetery at Nashwauk, Minnesota. - Tribal Affiliation(s):