- State: Virginia
Frederick C. Clinton, 92, a retired Army Colonel and veteran of World War II, The Korean War and the Vietnam War died July 9, 2020. He lived in Alexandria, Virginia.
On his return to the United States in 1952 he was called to active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 37th Infantry Division at Camp Polk, La. From there he served with the
10th and 2nd Infantry Divisions at various locations overseas and in the US. In 1968 he was assigned to Vietnam where he served as the Adjutant General, 4th Infantry Division.
On return from Vietnam he served with STRATCOM Europe and as a department director at the Army Institute of Administration located in Fort Harrison, Ind. During his military service he attended the Army Command General Staff College, The Army War College and was a graduate of Saint Benedict’s College, Atchinson, Kansas. Colonel Clinton retired from the Army in 1974 after 31 years of active service.
For a number of years after his retirement from the Army he was involved in the wholesale and retail business until his second retirement in 1992. He spent the remainder of his life
working for world peace and conflict resolution.
Colonel Clinton’s wife of 42 years, Joyce Clinton, predeceased him in 2016 after suffering fatal injuries in a fall. He is survived by his son, Ric Strong of Falls Church, VA, a daughter, Linda D’Angelo of Gaithersburg, Md, a daughter, Deborah Strong of Brunswick, Georgia, a daughter, Susan Kilgore of Green Lake, Wisconsin and a daughter, Ellenn Strong of Lakeland, Florida. He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
