Robert T. Clifford
Medal of Honor recipient
About Robert T. Clifford
Lived 1835 – 1873 (aged 37–38). Robert T. Clifford was an American.
Robert Teleford Clifford (c. 1835 to July 24, 1873) was a Master-at-Arms in the United States Navy who fought in the American Civil War. Clifford received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action aboard the at New Topsail Inlet near Wilmington, North Carolina on 22 August 1863. He was honored with the award on 31 December 1864.
Biography Clifford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1835. He enlisted into the navy and served aboard the . He died on 24 July 1873.
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Who was Robert T. Clifford?
Medal of Honor recipient
When was Robert T. Clifford born?
Robert T. Clifford was born in 1835 in Philadelphia.
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Robert T. Clifford died on 24 July 1873 in Philadelphia.
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Robert T. Clifford was American.
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