Clarence A. Plitt was born on May 4, 1921 in Maryland. He enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Industry Clerk and also as Single, with dependents. Clarence served as a Private, 1st Signal Company, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. He was Killed in Action on August 2, 1944 in france at the age of 23 and is now buried in Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. His name is also honored in The Avenue of Memories Wall at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. His unit is inscribed in his headstone as 1 SIG CO 15 DIV.
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