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Clayton Kirk Slack

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Clayton Kirk Slack Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1 Mar 1976 (aged 80)
New Berlin, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.872, Longitude: -77.0702
Plot
Section 34, Lot 59
Memorial ID
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. Slack served as a Private, United States Army, Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division. He was awarded his medal for service Near Consenvoye, France, on October 8, 1918. His citation reads-Observing German soldiers under cover 50 yards away on the left flank, Pvt. Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, single-handed, captured 10 prisoners and 2 heavy-type machineguns, thus saving his company and neighboring organizations from heavy casualties.
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. Slack served as a Private, United States Army, Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division. He was awarded his medal for service Near Consenvoye, France, on October 8, 1918. His citation reads-Observing German soldiers under cover 50 yards away on the left flank, Pvt. Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, single-handed, captured 10 prisoners and 2 heavy-type machineguns, thus saving his company and neighboring organizations from heavy casualties.

Bio by: The Silent Forgotten


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MEDAL OF HONOR
PVT
US ARMY
WORLD WAR I



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  • Added: Sep 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7862469/clayton_kirk-slack: accessed ), memorial page for Clayton Kirk Slack (23 Feb 1896–1 Mar 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7862469, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.