Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 76Y – Unit Supply Specialist
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 11-Jul-1940
Hometown: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Marital status: Married to Vema A. Claycomb
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 2-Aug-1967
Incident date: 13-Jan-1968
Date of casualty: 13-Jan-1968
Age at death: 27
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of other causes. Other Accident. Accidental homicide.
Clarence James Claycomb died from wound received while in supply room when accidentally shot by another individual when a weapon discharged.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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