Clifton Bowers was born in Morgantown, North Carolina on 26 May 1924.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Bowers.  The family lived in Burke County, North Carolina, and his father was the clerk of Burke Superior Court.  Clifton graduated from the Morgantown High School and he was a second year student at Mars Hill College when he entered the service on 17 March 1943.  He shipped overseas in February 1944, and was assigned to the 67th Armored Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division.  He saw combat in Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.  On the day that the Battle of the Bulge began, he wrote his last letter to his parents telling them he had enjoyed a 48 hour pass which he spent in Holland.  He was Killed in Action near Rochefort in Belgium on 28 December 1944.  Clifton was 20 years old.
Information from the newspaper articles provided by Kenny Broes but the source of the articles is unknown.  See also the linked biography written by Kenny Broes.