Layton, Donald Dean
Army Private 1st class

Donald Dean Layton, age 21, from Leola, South Dakota, Brown county.

Parents: Edward and Dorothy (Serfoss) Layton
Spouse: Diane Geranen (June 3, 1970)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Spring Township rural school and Leola Grade School; Central High (1967)

Date of death: Tuesday, August 4, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds recieved July 30, 1970. He was wounded when a concealed enemy explosive device was detonated.
Cemetery: Green Mound, near Leola

Source: National Archives