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Mil# 37073420 A-Company 643rd TD BN.
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Mil# 37073420 A-Company 643rd TD BN.
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Born: 27 July 1918 Place: Omaha, Douglas County, NE Died: 14 March 1983 Place: Omaha, Douglas County, NE Burial place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE
Wife: Ardith A. Clanton (VanZago) Married: 24 June 1945 Children: John and Susan
Father: Lindsay Clanton Mother: Helena Clanton (Schroeder) Siblings: Gustave, Elmer and Jim
Awards European African Middle Eastern Service Medal Battle Stars"Ardennes-Rhineland-Eastern Europe"
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Info/photos received from; Michael Warne Email I received from Micheal Warne My wife's uncle was with A-Company 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII. His name was Pvt. John A. Clanton from Omaha, Nebraska. He was also a POW during the war, having been captured by the Germans. I have an old photo of the A-Company members at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in 1942.
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John's grave marker on Forest Lawn Memorial Park Picture © 2013 by Leah Hubbard on Find A Grave. Used with permission.
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Picture made during his first day's in the Military |
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Pvt. John A. Clanton
