WWII
John Clayton Elkins
Rate / Rank
PFC
Birthdate
September 11 1918
Date of Death
February 23 1981
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
January 9 1942 - September 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Pacific Theater of Operations
- June 10, 1942 - August 28, 1945
- Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons; Western Pacific
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Company G, 147th Infantry
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge.
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars;
- Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal; Drivers Badge
Notes
SSN 257-18-2298. Born; Grady County, Georgia. US Army service number 34-195-812. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.