Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Clepper, James

  • McAllen , Texas, United States

Military Information:

  • US Navy
  • WWII Veteran
  • TVHOF Class 2021
  • QR Code
  • TVHOF Patriot Award
  • 1LT: First Lieutenant
  • Victory Medal (WW I)

Bio:

Retired Lieutenant Junior Grade James Clepper joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served on the USS PCE(R)-859 during World War II.

On Christmas Eve 1945, he met his wife, Margaret DeWolfe Clepper, who served with the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) as a dental assistant.

They now reside at the Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home in McAllen.

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Posted By: Gary Steele, President TVHOF
Documentation provided by KRGV News and Texas Veterans Blog

https://www.krgv.com/videos/pearl-harbor-changed-the-life-of-mc-allen-veteran-couple/