Claycomb, Clarence James
Army Staff Sergeant

Clarence James Claycomb, age 27, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Parents: John T. Claycomb and Ruth (Dessenberger) Claycomb.
Spouse: Vema (Weierick) Claycomb.
Children: Georgeann, 5, and James Jr., 3.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Altoona High, 1958.
Military history: Nine-year career soldier. An Army supply sergeant with 11th armored cavalry. Was in Vietnam since August 1967 and served 3 years in Germany and 1 year in Korea. Started tour Aug. 2, 1967. Posthumously awarded Brozne Star Medal. Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon.

Date of death: Saturday, January 13, 1968
Death details: Killed when a weapon accidentally discharged by another soldier in a supply room at Binh, Duong, South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Bellwood Memorial

Source: Altoona Mirror, National Archives, Department of Defense, Tyrone Daily Herald (1968)