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Personal info

Full name
CLAYTON, Joseph Finley
Date of birth
14 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36571337
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 11 34

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Clayton (father)
Charlotte (Garrettson) Clayton (mother)
Elbert O. Clayton (brother)
Arnold A. Clayton (brother)
Dewey H. Clayton (brother)
Lillian Clayton (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men /1950 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lillian (Clayton) Baxter - sister