Hamilton Clayton E.

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Clayton E. Hamilton is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Clayton E. Hamilton

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

18165637

Unit:

563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-02-17

State:

Arkansas

Cemetery:

Lorraine American Cem., Saint-Avold, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Clayton E. Hamilton was born in 1920 in Arkansas. He resided in Pulaski County, Arkansas prior to the war. Clayton served as a Technical Sergeant and Top Turret Gunner on B-17G #44-8437, 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

Clayton was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by German flak and crashed near Prum, Germany during the war. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov