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Clarence Morton: A farm boy on the far off Island of Corregidor
Clarence Morton: A farm boy on the far off Island of Corregidor
Photos 1 & 2: In a 2017 ceremony, Lee Malmos entrusts the burial flag of his uncle Clarence Morton to Boy Scout Andrew Stalder. Scout leader Brian Jones is in the background. Troop 387 raised Clarence’s flag to be flown on Memorial Day weekend. Photo 3: As part of the special remembrance ceremony, Clarence Morton’s burial flag is flown on Memorial Day weekend in 2017, for the first, and probably last, time.
Clarence Morton: A farm boy on the far off Island of Corregidor
Joe and Emma spend years not knowing whether their son is dead or alive.Last week in this three part series: The siege of the fortified island of Corregidor comes to an end. A communication from General Wainwright to President Roosevelt closed, “There is a limit of human endurance, and that limit has long since been passed. Goodbye, Mr. President.”The entire defending...
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