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POTTER, Clyde M - Date of
birth
24 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34364905 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 6 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl F. Potter (father)
Pearl J. (Austin) Potter (mother)
Robert K. Potter (brother)
Ola Potter (sister)
Nola Potter (sister)
Edd M. Potter (brother)
Catherin Potter (sister)
More information
Cpl Clyde M. Potter graduated from Rhea Central High School in 1939 where he played on the school's basketball team. He enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 15 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kay B. Madewell - Clyde W. Roddy Library; Rhea Central High School, 1936, Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten - Miranda Prevaes