Clyde Edmondson Fleming1
b. 8 July 1903, d. 7 September 1944
Birth | 8 Jul 1903 | Clyde Edmondson Fleming was born on 8 Jul 1903 in Manitou, Tillman (then Comanche) County, Oklahoma Territory.1 |
Military | | Clyde served in the US Army during World War II. He was a captain in the 102nd Philippine Infantry Division.3 |
Death | 7 Sep 1944 | Clyde died at sea on 7 Sep 1944. He had been captured by the Japanese and died aboard a prison ship.3 |
| | A beautiful monument was erected in Clyde's memory at IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The monument reads "Gave his life for the cause of liberty". His parents and two sisters are buried nearby. |
Citations
- [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004.
- [S1674] Calvin C. Flemming household, 1910 U.S. cens., Tillman Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Manitou, ED 252, sheet 10A (p. 146 stamped), dwelling 151, family 153, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 3 of 6. Enumeration includes: Calvin C. Flemming, 36, marr #1, marr 16 yrs, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, works at livery barn; Rose E., wife, 37, marr #1, marr 16 yrs, mother 4 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Virginia, dau, 14, b. TX; Mary C., dau, 9, b. TX; Clyde E., son, 6, b. OK; Thelma E., dau, 5, b. OK.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Jun 2010). Clyde E. Fleming entry, IOOF Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma (entry includes photograph; also personal information supplied by Robert Bennett.