Clifford Bluemel
Clifford Bluemel | |
|---|---|
 General Clifford Bluemel | |
| Nickname(s) | Blinky |
| Born | November 9, 1885 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Died | June 27, 1973 (aged 87) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-2642 |
| Commands held | 31st Division (Philippines) |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Bataan |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Prisoner of War Medal |
Clifford Bluemel (9 November 1885– 27 June 1973) was an American brigadier general.[1] He commanded the 31st Division during the Battle of Bataan before being captured by Japanese forces and held as a prisoner of war.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Clifford Bluemel (1941). The Clifford Bluemel Papers.
- ^ Staff. "GEN. BLUEMEL GETS DSM; Jersey Officer Commanded Division at Bataan Before Capture", The New York Times, November 10, 1945. Accessed October 22, 2017. "The Army's Distinguished Service Medal was presented at the Presidio today to Brig. Gen. Clifford Bluemel of Trenton, N. J., who commanded the Thirty-first Division in the defense of Bataan before his capture by the Japanese who held him prisoner more than two years."
Bibliography[]
- Donald J. Young (16 March 2015). The Fall of the Philippines: The Desperate Struggle Against the Japanese Invasion, 1941-1942. McFarland. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-7864-9820-8.
- John A. Adams (15 July 2008). If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War: An Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy. Indiana University Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-253-00029-3.
- Manny Lawton (3 January 2004). Some Survived: An Eyewitness Account of the Bataan Death March and the Men Who Lived through It. Algonquin Books. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-56512-837-8.
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