Bill Cline Jr. shows a collection of his father’s items to Brenda Burk, head of special collections for Clemson University. Aug. 25, 2019. Cline’s father was U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College graduate, who served with the 758th Tank Battalion (Light), the only black tank battalion in Italy in WWII. The 758th served alongside the 92nd “Buffalo” Infantry Division and helped breach the German “Gothic Line.” (Photo by Ken Scar)
