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James Clyde Briggs

James Clyde Briggs passed away Nov. 15, 2019. June 6, 1931 Jim was born to Bessie and J. Claude Briggs in Holyoke, Colorado. He attended and graduated in 1949 from the Phillips County Schools. 1950 to 1954 Jim was enlisted in the United States Navy. During the Korean War Jim served with the U. S. Marine Corps as a Navy Corpsman and Honorable Discharged as HM2. Jim received a Commendation for Action of saving the life of a Marine. Later he served in the Nebraska and Wyoming National Guard. Using his GI Bill Jim attended Trinidad State Jr. College earning his Associate of Arts Degree and played...

 

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