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Clifton Frederick Mott, the son of John and Leona (DeLaMater) Mott, was born on December 9, 1905, in Mariaville, New York. By 1925, he was residing in Niskayuna with his family. He worked at Craig School as a custodian.
On March 17, 1943, Clifton enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Technical Sergeant and served with the 204th Engineer Combat Battalion. On March 20, 1945, Clifton died from wounds received during combat in Germany. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Luxembourg.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon