Clinton E. Barfknecht
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Clinton E. Barfknecht
Mr. Barfknecht inducted into the Army on October 26, 1943. Home at entry: Leonidas, Minnesota.
He served as a Technician Fifth Grade and military policeman with Company C of the 519th MP Battalion in the Southern Philippines and Ryukyu Islands.
He received the following: Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Philippines Liberation Medal with one bronze star and two overseas service bars.
Mr. Barfknecht was honorably discharged on April 9, 1946.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 32.
