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Always Remember Those Who Gave All: MC WW2 Gold Stars and MIA Survivors

Clifton Kirkland Pool

Clifton Kirkland Pool (1918-1942)

MC Class: ex-1944

Years at MC: 1940-1942 (Freshman and Sophomore)

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Life at MC: Unknown

Military Branch: US Army Air Forces

Military Unit: 2nd Anti-Submarine Squadron

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

Medals Awarded: Air Medal

Date Missing: 21 December 1942

Date of Death: 21 December 1943 (officially declared)

Location of Death: Atlantic Ocean

Circumstances of Death: Somewhere after Trinidad (on way to North Africa)

Burial/Memorial Information: Memorial: Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, Manhattan (NYC), New York County, New York (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8901484/clifton-k-pool and https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/pool%3Dclifton)

Additional Information: Additional information and photos are available at his Findagrave.com entry.