Background
Day, Clifford Louis was born on October 1, 1890 in Garnavillo, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank L. and Caroline Sophia (Nieter) Day.
Day, Clifford Louis was born on October 1, 1890 in Garnavillo, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank L. and Caroline Sophia (Nieter) Day.
Bachelor of Arts, Beloit College, 1915. Graduate Saumur (France) Artillery School, 1918.
1 daughter, Alison Day (deceased). Began as reporter, 1904, at the age of 14, Garnavillo cor. for various Iowa papers, successively newsboy, printer, schoolteacher. Reporter Beloit Daily Free Press, 1910-1915, Madison (Wisconsin) Democrat, 1915-1916.
Sports and state editor Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, and copy-reader Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel, 1916.
Editor Associate Press, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, 1916. Local manager Associate Press, Fargo (North Dakota) and Des Moines (Iowa), 1916-1917.
Actg. manager Associate Press, Saint Louis (Missouri), correspondent Helena (Arkansas), manager Bismarck (North Dakota), acting night manager Chicago, assistant cable editor New York City, 1919-1920, correspondent London, 1921-1922. Berlin, 1922-1923; on staff New York Sun, London, 1924.
Correspondent United Press, London, 1924-1926, London bureau manager, 1926-1939, including acting manager Berlin, 1933, assistant European news manager, 1939-1945, headquartered successively London, Amsterdam, Zurich, London.
Handled in Europe, directly or indirectly, virtually every important news development in Europe, Africa, Near East and British Empire for over two decades. War correspondent, East.T.O., 1943-1945. European manager United Press, 1945-1949, general European administrator, 1949-1952.
General European coordinator since 1952.
Department of Defense accredited military correspondent since 1950.
Served with Company L, Beloit (Wisconsin) National Guard, 1907-1908. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi (1st president British Isles 1962-1963).
Married Phyllis Murton, August 5, 1930 (deceased May 12, 1962).