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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    507th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    82d Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    June 10, 1944

    Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 44 (August 7, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Clifford A. Winton (ASN: 0-1014053), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 10 June 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    June 1944 – May 1945

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Clifford A. Winton (ASN: 0-1014053), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in France in June 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.