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Clayton
Louis
Moran
1927-04-20

–

2014-11-12

Born:

Onslow

, 

Iowa

Home:

Des Moines

, 

Iowa

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Clayton Moran graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1949. He retired in 1979 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    48th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 111 (1951)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Clayton Louis Moran, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1951. First Lieutenant Moran was serving as a forward artillery observer with the 32d Infantry Division near Hansaemni, Korea. He exposed himself to enemy fire in directing the fire of his battalion on an enemy emplacement that had trapped a column of United Nations troops in a ravine. This artillery fire relieved the pressure on the trapped column. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Moran, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1977 – 1979
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Clayton Louis Moran, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States at the Military Personnel Center, from 1977 to 1979.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Clayton Louis Moran, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Battalion Commander, 5th Battalion, 16th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, and Headquarters, U.S. Army Vietnam, from 1968 to 1969.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Clayton Louis Moran, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Department of the Army from 1967 to 1968.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1979 – 1993
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Clayton Louis Moran, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Assistant Director, American Battle Monuments Commission, Washington, D.C., from 1979 to 1993.