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Personal info

Full name
CLAYTOR, Sherman Elwood
Date of birth
14 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Hometown
Rockingham County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33888189
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 3 26

Immediate family

Members
Clarence L. Claytor (father)
Blanche L. (Hickman) Claytor (mother)
Eunice C. Claytor (sister)
Hazel C. Claytor (sister)
Eugene C. Claytor (brother)
Melvin C. Claytor (brother)
Charles N. Claytor (brother)
Glenn L. Claytor (brother)
Bonnie M. (Wolfe) Claytor (wife)
Mona Claytor (daughter)
Thomas Claytor (son)

More information

Pfc Sherman E. Claytor was a weaver before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 13 May 1944.

His brother, Eugene, is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Virginia Marriage Records, www.findagrave.com - Earl Woodford
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Randy, Roanoke Times Newspaper