Person:Clarence Beavers (1)

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Staff Sergeant Clarence Hylan Beavers
b.12 Jun 1921 New York, United States
d.4 Dec 2017
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Name[1][2] Staff Sergeant Clarence Hylan Beavers
Gender Male
Birth[2] 12 Jun 1921 New York, United States
Military[1] 13 Mar 1941 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Death[1] 4 Dec 2017 age 96
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The New York Times. (New York, New York).

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/obituaries/notable-deaths Notable Deaths 2017
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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 .

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/obituaries/clarence-beavers-last-of-a-black-paratroop-unit-dies-at-96.html

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    http://www.triplenickle.com/history.htm The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion "Triple Nickels" the nation's first All-Black parachute infantry test platoon, company, and battalion

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    Clarence H Beavers
    US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    Full Name
    Clarence H Beavers
    Army Serial Number
    32012301
    Enlistment Place
    New York City New York
    Enlistment Date
    13 Mar 1941
    Army Branch
    Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch
    Army
    Race Or Ethnicity
    Negro
    Residence
    NewYork County, New York
    Source Of Army Personnel
    Civil Life
    Army Component
    Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Level Of Education
    4 years of high school
    Occupation
    Carpenters
    Marital Status
    Single, without dependents
    Birth Date
    1919
    Birth Place
    New York
    Source Box Number
    0454
    Source Film Reel Number
    3.176
    Conflict
    World War II
    Served For
    United States of America
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    US, Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    Full Name
    Beavers, Clarence H
    Birth Date
    12 Jun 1921
    Death Date
    4 Dec 2017
    Cemetery
    Calverton National Cemetery
    Cemetery Address
    210 Princeton Boulevard
    Cemetery City
    Calverton
    Cemetery State
    New York
    Cemetery Section
    52A
    Cemetery Plot
    1321
    Branch
    US Army
    Rank
    S SGT
    Conflict
    World War II
    Served For
    United States of America
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    1

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    US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
    Full Name
    Beavers, Clarence H
    Admission Date
    Oct 1944
    Military Service Number
    32012301
    Length Of Service
    No entry made
    Medical Diagnosis
    Diagnosis: Epididymitis (non-tuberculous, non-gonococcal)
    Discharge Type
    Duty
    Discharge Date
    1944
    Conflict Period
    World War II
    Served For
    United States of America
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    The Star-Ledger
    Mon, Feb 23, 1998 ·Page 1+21 article Black Paratroopers Still on a Mission includes photograph

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    https://www.werelate.org/wiki/The_Triple_Nickles

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