Clayton W. Perry

Clayton W. Perry was inducted into the Army on Aug. 13, 1942.

He was a Corporal and a mess sergeant with Headquarters, 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion, serving at Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and North Apennines in the Italian campaign plus southern France and the Rhineland.

Mr. Perry received the: European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with five bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and four overseas service bars.

He was discharged on June 27, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 246.

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