This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4dW.2ACEB/1388 Message Board Post: FLYNN, CLIFFORD E. LCDR, U.S.N. Ret. Clifford E. Flynn, 87, longtime San Diego resident was born July 30, 1916 in Riverside, Iowa, died November 3, 2003. During WWII he served on the USS Portland. He participated in battles of Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomans, Santa Cruz, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, and Guadalcanal. He also served on USS Pittsburgh, and during the Korean Conflict on the USS Bremerton. For two years he headed fire control school at NTC. He completed twenty three years of military service as Operations Officer on the USS Alamo. Military awards included two Navy Combat Commendations, American Defense Medal, eleven Asiatic Pacific Battle Stars, WWII Victory Medal, Korean War Service Medal, and two Korean War Battle Stars. He also worked sixteen years in Civil Division of S.D. Sheriff ' s Dept. He is survived by his wife Melbarene; brother Ward Flynn; sons Russ and Randy, their wives Kathleen and Michelle, and grandchildren: Lindsey, Patrick and Brandon! . Services with full military honors were held at El Camino Memorial Park on November 6, 2003, with Chaplain Walter B. Clayton officiating. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 11/13/2003. (volunteer submission)