World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest H. Clayton
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jean Clayton Slater
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ABOARD THE USS CAVALIER APA-37, BOAT DIVISION, IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. MADE FIVE INVASIONS: SAIPAN, TINIAN, LEYTE, LUZON, SUBIC BAY. THE CAVALIER WAS TORPEDOED BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE OFF MANILA BAY, PHILIPPINES.