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Personal info

Full name
EBBS, Clayton Bernard "C"
Date of birth
1 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
11090318
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 October 1944
Place of death
Near Hattigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 16 37

Immediate family

Members
William B. Ebbs (father)
Gertrude E. (Everton) Ebbs (mother)
Vernon M. Ebbs (brother)
Margaret G. Ebbs (sister)
Teresa M. Ebbs (sister)
William D. Ebbs (brother)
Lawrence D. Ebbs (brother)
Marie T. Ebbs (sister)
Bernis E. Ebbs (brother)
Paul R. Ebbs (brother)
Donald J. Ebbs (brother)
George Ebbs (brother)

More information

His middle initial shows as "C" but the military made an error as his middle name was Bernard.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy