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Personal info

Full name
CLAYTON, Clarence Warren
Date of birth
29 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Pike County, Kentucky
Hometown
Middletown, Butler County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35885721
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 May 1945
Place of death
Capartice, Czechoslovakia

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 39 37

Immediate family

Members
George W. Clayton Sr. (father)
Fern E. (England) Clayton (mother)
George W. Clayton Jr. (brother)

More information

Pfc Clarence W. Clayton attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 6 October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Toms Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Jean Clayton Charles
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