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Personal info

Full name
BAER, Clayton E
Date of birth
21 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42000188
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 10

Immediate family

Members
Harold E. Baer (father)
Yvonne (Renault) Baer (mother)

More information

Pfc Clayton Baer attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 25 June 1943.
Pvt Baer was detached from his infantry company for a time and sent to work with the French underground around St. Nazaire as a liaison for the Americans. Speaking excellent French, he aided the French underground in maintaining contact with American troops surrounding the besieged Nazi strongpoint. At Christmas time he was sent back to his unit.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / New York Passenger Lists, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.newspapers.com – The Courier News New Jersey - 13 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com – The Courier News New Jersey - 13 February 1945