The son enlisted in the Navy on Jan. 10, 1940. He was a coxswain and petty officer 3rd class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Mr. Clift’s brother Neal Jr. served in the Navy during World War II and his brother Calvin served in Korea, though it isn’t clear in which branch of the military.