Clayton E. Foss

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    81st Cavalry Reconn Squad
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    1st Armored Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died of wounds in Italy

Biography:

Clayton Erling Foss was born in Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota on August 27, 1921, to Erling and Mina Kristiansdatter Bakken Foss. He became a resident of Cass County, North Dakota and entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on December 21, 1942.  He married Helena B. Clough. Private Foss served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and died of wounds on May 6, 1945, in Via Cassia, Italy. He is buried in Plot F, Row 4, Grave 25, Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy. Private Foss received the Purple Heart.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave