Harry D. Clinton, Jr. entered the military service in New York. He resided in Broome County, New York prior to the war. Harry served as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-87 #43-30556, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-87 #43-30556 took off, with a crew of 4, on a cargo mission from Tezpur, India to Kunming, China. After takeoff this C-87 was not heard from nor seen again. They apparently crashed somewhere between Tezpur, India and Kunming, China. The entire crew was lost. He was declared "Missing in Action" on June 14, 1944 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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