Joseph G. Clemons
Colonel Joseph Gordon Clemons, Jr. (April 30, 1928 – May 15, 2018) was a decorated soldier in the United States Army in the Korean War and in the Vietnam War. His actions in the 1953 Battle of Pork Chop Hill were the subject of a 1959 movie, Pork Chop Hill.
Joseph Gordon Clemons, Jr. | |
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Colonel Joseph G. Clemons, Jr. | |
| Born | April 30, 1928 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2018 (aged 90) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1946 – 1977 |
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| Battles | Pork Chop Hill |
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| Spouse(s) | Cecil Russell |
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