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ATWOOD, Clifton Walter - Date of
birth
10 March 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Surry County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34307734 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Atwood (father)
Mary J. (Davenport) Atwood (mother)
Nora E. Atwood (sister)
Mary E. Atwood (sister)
More information
Pfc Clifton W. Atwood enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 June 1942.His company commanding, Captain E. L. Halliburton, wrote a letter to his brother, explaining what happened on that tragic day: On 1 December 1944, the company of which your brother was a member was taking part in the attack on the enemy held city of Haguenau, France. Before reaching this city there was a dense forest that had to be taken from the enemy and it was being heavily defended. It was during this attack by our forces, which eventually liberated the city of Haguenau, that Clifton was hit and instantly killed by enemy machine gun fire. A medical aid man rushed to his assistance when he was hit but Clifton was dead when the aid man reached him.
The men of Cliftons company immediately took his body to the rear to be prepared for burial in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Epinal, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Lynn / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy