Clayton Harold Surber
Military
Object Number - UPL 44428
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 August 1917 | Born Saltville, Washington County, Virgina. | |
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Enlisted |
4 November 1939 | Residence County/State: Roanoke, Virginia. Undefined Code regarding place of enlistment. | |
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Born |
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Died |
Day, Month of death unknown on Find a Grave. |
Revisions
NARA file verified Air Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster. Without personnel records it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal but it was at least one. Also, more than likely he received a Good Conduct Medal during his service.
Clayton H. Surber was my grandfather. He died in '75 when I was just 3 years old. I was told my my father that he had taken some flak in the back, but I'm not sure which mission. His grave stone has on it, "Coming in on a wing and a prayer."
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945
