HR0118 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0118 LRB103 31298 ECR 58513 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the members of the Illinois House of Representatives remember the many sacrifices and contributions to the cause of freedom made by the outstanding men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, Private First Class Donnie Joe Clough of Hindsboro was born to Joseph and Pearl Tate Clough in Tuscola on July 27, 1949; and

WHEREAS, PFC Clough volunteered to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps in July of 1968; he was sent overseas on January 27, 1969, serving as a rifleman in the 1st Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine, F Company; and

WHEREAS, PFC Clough was killed while on duty in the Quang Nam Providence in Vietnam on September 9, 1969; and

WHEREAS, PFC Clough was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Vietnam Service Medal with one Service Star, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal; and

WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, PFC Clough was survived by his parents; his brothers, Clyde Russel, Doyle Wayne, Alvin Layel, and Bruce Dean; and his sisters, Virginia Taylor, Carol Layton, Debra Louise, Linda Sue, and Pamela Kay; and

WHEREAS, PFC Clough's name has been immortalized on Panel WI8, Line 61 of the Vietnam Wall Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the ultimate sacrifice Private First Class Donnie Joe Clough made for this county and honor his memory; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of PFC Clough as a symbol of our deepest sympathy, respect, and esteem.