African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 8 August 1918, CT. Died: 28 June 1976, Hartford, CT. Enlisted: 16 July 1941, Hartford, CT.
Tech 5 Cliette was assigned to the 95th Engineer (GS) Regment. On 23 January 1943 he was transferred out of the 95th Engineers and assigned to Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Edgewood Arsenal, MD in Chemical Warfare. He was commissioned a Second Lieutentant and reassigned to a different unit. Highest rank First Lieutenant.
Education: four years college. Civilian occupation: teacher then chairman of mathematics department at Bloomfield Junior High School. His father was Terrell Cliette (1893-1962), laborer at New Haven railroad, and his mother was Mamie Nelson (1898-1988). He married Arlene Brown.
Serial #31049119
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