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Personal info

Full name
RICHARD, Clayton Albert
Date of birth
27 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36545063
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
Near Waurichen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 61

Immediate family

Members
Felix A. Richard (father)
Mary F. (Haywald) Richard (mother)
Gertrude Richard (sister)
Frances Richard (sister)
John Richard (brother)
Frank Richard (brother)
Edward Richard (brother)
Andrew Richard (brother)
Clarence Richard (twin brother)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, Susan Linton, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Dennis Richard (nephew)