BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Donald M. Clifford, Major USAF (Ret)
Born October 11, 1932, Valparaiso, Indiana  Two sisters; all three of us raised by a single parent, David M. Clifford.  Father worked for the railroad, as a result, attended grade school in Chicago, IL; Valparaiso, IN; Jacksonville, Fl; Alexandria, VA; Plattsmouth, NB.

Attended Maryknoll Seminary high school, St. Louis, MO. 1946 – 1949
Graduated Creighton University Prep, Omaha, NB, 1950
Attended University of Nebraska, Lincoln NB. 1951– 1952

Enlisted in USAF October 1952. Accepted for Aviation Cadet program that included
	basic navigation training at the former Harlingen AFB, Texas, 1953 – 1954
Earned wings and Commission as 2nd Lieutenant at former James Connelly AFB, Waco, Texas. April 1954.

July 1954. Married Evelyn Zuniga, San Benito, Texas. Later divorced in 1974.
	Two children – David and Maureen

Served in various positions that took me around the world into places that most people only read about in National Geographic.

January 1966. Earned college degree in speech and journalism, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

November 1972. Retired from USAF as Director of Information, 9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, South Carolina.

Since then:
	Owned and operated a rock/jewelers craft shop, Los Fresnos, Texas. Went broke.

May 1976. Married Elaine Beakley, Harlingen, TX.  Two stepchildren, Shelley and Ronald.

Managed an auto muffler repair shop, McAllen, Texas.
Worked as a jeweler repair craftsman, Schwab’s Jewelry Store, Harlingen, TX
Worked as a jeweler repair craftsman, Jones & Jones Dept. Store, McAllen, TX

Worked as a T-shirt and novelties vendor for Bill Jackson, Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Employed as a paralegal-investigator for Adams & Graham law firm, Harlingen, TX

Employed as Executive Director for the Brownsville Historical Association, Brownsville, TX.
Self-employed as a Flea Market Entrepreneur.

Employed as a freelance features writer for HORIZON, a weekly features publication, Brownsville, TX....