War Heroes: PVT Clayton Slack

Back in WWI, PVT Clayton Slack cleaned out a German machine-gun nest and saved the day.

Rank: Private
Organization: U.S. Army
Company: Company D
Division: 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division
Born: 23 February 1896, Plover, Wis.
Departed: Yes
Entered Service At: Madison, Wis.
G.O. Number: 16
Date of Issue: 12/31/1919
Place / Date: Near Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918

Observing German soldiers under cover 50 yards away on the left flank, Pvt. Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, single-handed, captured 10 prisoners and 2 heavy-type machineguns, thus saving his company and neighboring organizations from heavy casualties.

Clayton K. Slack at Wikipedia



By: Brant