Clyde L. Slayton was born Mar. 7, 1922 to Walter C. and Vivian G. Botts Slayton. He died Nov. 19, 1943 and is buried in the Marble Valley Cemetery, Gilmore City, IA.
Pvt. Clayton served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was killed while on desert maneuvers in Arizona.
Source: ancestry.com; World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Iowa
