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. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Clemons died on May 15, 2018 in Hendersonville, North Carolina of complications from pneumonia at the age of 90.

References

↑ "Joseph G. Clemons, Hero of Pork Chop Hill, Dies at 90". The Washington Post. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

Other websites

2007 Distinguished Graduate Award Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, the Association of Graduates, West Point
Photo gallery of Clemons Archived 2017-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2012 Hendersonville, NC

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