Clarence Cresent Stockton was born in Flag Pond, Tennessee. He was the son of Hubert Frank Stockton and Minta Tipton.
He was killed at the intersection of Windsor Way and Wilson Avenue, Johnson City, TN.
The Johnson City Press, 6 January 1946
Tentative funeral arrangements for Cpl. Clarence C. Stockton, 21-year-old youth of Union County, who succumbed to pistol wounds suffered in a gun-fight here last Wednesday night, are set at the residence in Flag Pond. Stockton, who had been in the armed services for almost three years, had spent 18 months overseas with the ATC, stationed at an air base in Africa. Back in this country since July 1945, Stockton had received his discharge and had recently reenlisted in the army.
In addition to the parents, the deceased is survived by four brothers, one sister, the paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents, of the Flag Pond section.
- Rank: Corporal
- Date of birth: 23 January 1924
- Date of death: 2 January 1946
- County: Unicoi
- Hometown: Flagpond
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 1375th AAF Base Unit, Squadron A
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Good Conduct Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Stockton Cemetery, Flagpond, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIX, Top Panel
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