Clifford Bluemel

Clifford Bluemel
Clifford Bluemel
	General Clifford Bluemel
Nickname(s)	Blinky
Born	November 9, 1885; Trenton, New Jersey
Died	June 27, 1973 (aged 87); Trenton, New Jersey
Buried	West Point Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1909–1947
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-2642
Commands held	Fort Benjamin Harrison; 31st Division (Philippines); 45th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Battle of Bataan
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star; Prisoner of War Medal

Clifford Bluemel (9 November 1885 – 27 June 1973) was an American brigadier general.^[1] He commanded the 31st Division during the Battle of Bataan before being captured by Japanese forces and held as a prisoner of war.^[2]

^ Clifford Bluemel (1941). The Clifford Bluemel Papers.
^ Staff. "GEN. BLUEMEL GETS DSM; Jersey Officer Commanded Division at Bataan Before Capture", The New York Times, November 10, 1945. Accessed October 22, 2017. "The Army's Distinguished Service Medal was presented at the Presidio today to Brig. Gen. Clifford Bluemel of Trenton, N. J., who commanded the Thirty-first Division in the defense of Bataan before his capture by the Japanese who held him prisoner more than two years."

[Bluemel1941-1] Clifford Bluemel (1941). The Clifford Bluemel Papers.

[2] Staff. "GEN. BLUEMEL GETS DSM; Jersey Officer Commanded Division at Bataan Before Capture", The New York Times, November 10, 1945. Accessed October 22, 2017. "The Army's Distinguished Service Medal was presented at the Presidio today to Brig. Gen. Clifford Bluemel of Trenton, N. J., who commanded the Thirty-first Division in the defense of Bataan before his capture by the Japanese who held him prisoner more than two years."

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