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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” conduct military funeral honors for U.S. Army Spc. 3 Clinton Hill in the Gifford Shelter at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, June 17, 2026. Hill was a U.S. Secret Service Agents who served under five presidents and was one of two Secret Service agents assigned to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
Hill was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1954 and trained as a Counterintelligence Special Agent. After he got out in 1957, Hill joined the Secret Service. The next year, he served under President Dwight Eisenhower and when Kennedy was elected, he was assigned to protect First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
On Nov. 22, 1963, while in Dallas Texas, Hill was travelling in the Secret Service car directly behind the president’s vehicle when the first gunshot rang out and struck Kennedy. Hill, realizing what happened, instantly moved towards the president’s vehicle and climbed onto the back of the car to protect both the President and First Lady. Unfortunately, by the time he reached them, Kennedy had already been fatally wounded.
Following the assassination, Hill remained assigned to Mrs. Kennedy and her children until the next presidential election in 1964 when he would then serve under President Lyndon Johnson. He went on to become the Special Agent in Charge of presidential protection, serving under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford until his retirement in 1975.
Hill continued to share the story of that fateful day in Dallas, writing several books on his experience and career. In a statement from the U.S. Secret Service following Hill’s passing, they said “[Hill]’s career exemplified the highest ideal of public service.”
Hill’s spouse, Lisa Hill, received the U.S. flag from his funeral service.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 06.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.18.2026 15:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9760544 |
| VIRIN: | 260618-A-IW468-5216 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 10.87 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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