WW2 Fallen - Clifton Scott, 29th Infantry Division + Ford tie-in

Sgt. Clifton Scott was killed at the Battle of Brest and served with these troops for the 29th Infantry Division.
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Clifton Joe Scott, Sr. never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

He was born on September 4, 1917 in Oklahoma. His mother was born in Alabama and his father was born in Arkansas. His father worked as a farm laborer and later as a railroad laborer. Clifton had an older sister, four younger brothers, and two younger sisters. During the Great Depression the family moved to Texas. By 1940 Clifton had completed one year of high school. He was living at home and worked as a machine operator. He married Vadna Mae Little on January 1, 1941.

He enlisted in the army on February 2, 1944 and was sent to Europe as a replacement. He became a sergeant in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. The 175th IR landed on Omaha Beach on D+1 and took heavy casualties during the American effort to breakout of Normandy. Sgt. Scott joined his unit to replace men wounded or killed during the first few months of fighting.

Sgt. Scott was killed on September 2, 1944 during the assault on Brest.

His grave is at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. His widow remarried after his death and died in 2000.

Thank you Clifton for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Clifton.

Henry Ford II

Also born on the same day was Ford family scion Henry Ford II. He joined the US Navy at the start of World War 2, but when his father died, President Roosevelt released him from his commission so he could help run Ford Motors, crucial to the war efforts.

Henry Ford II and his parents a few weeks before his father died.
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After the war Ford went on to many decades of leadership in the car company founded by his namesake grandfather. He died in 1987.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

To mark having over 100,000 visits to my project to honor the fallen of WW2 on their 100th birthdate, I created this video to share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY. Now more than 200 fallen have been profiled with more than 200,000 visits. Is there interest in seeing a similar video highlighting those from the group of second 100?

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