Raymond L. Clayton

Korean War
Service #AF19365738
RankCorporal U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathSeptember 13 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Clayton was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Clayton was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 372th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On September 13, 1951, the aircraft was on a combat mission when it crashed into a mountain near Taem-dong, South Korea killing all 14 servicemen on board.