U.S. Army · United States 
Clifford Nelson
1928
Clifford W. Nelson served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Clifford Nelson was killed in an airplane crash during a search and rescue mission for a missing person. The plane was being used to search for a man who had gone missing while hunting in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The plane crashed into the Cañada del Oro approximatley four miles east of the Oracle Road. Deputy Nelson and the other three occupants were killed in the crash. Deputy Nelson was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 14 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Pima County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff
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