Uncle Clifton served in the tank corps in WW II

Uncle Clifton served in the tank corps in WW II. He was under Patton’s command in North Africa in ‘42 or ‘43. He was outside his tank, working on it when he was shot by a German rifleman. The bullet destroyed his kneecap. disabling him for life.

I never got the whole story of what happened next, but he ended up back in Hornbeck on disability and working part time odd jobs for the US Army at Fort Polk (you can see it on the map - not too far from Hornbeck).

Clifton is on the right, next to Mom and Grampa Barrett.