Clifford Palmer Herring

Age: 31
Branch: USNR
Rank(s): S1c, GM2c
Unit: NCDU23
Station: Fort Pierce, FL

Fallen on: 06 Jun 1944
Location: Omaha/ Normandy
Era: WWII
Campaign: D-Day Invasion

Medals & Commendations: Posthumous Pres. Unit Citation Ribbon, Croix de Guerre Ribbon, Purple Heart

Hometown: Madras, GA

Details:
GM2c Herring was one of the 35 men of NCDU lost during the D-Day Invasion at Normandy France on June 6, 1944. He was on a rubber boat with Boat Team #13 and died from injuries sustained when an artillery shell exploded on the loaded boat.