John H . Brabant , 20, an infantryman serving with the 1st Army, was killed in action April 18 in Germany, according to a War Department telegram received Sunday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H . Brabant , 725 State St., Clayton. The last letter received from him was written April 13, when he stated he was well and hoped to see his parents soon. Cpl. Brabant was born in Clayton Sept. 28, 1924, the only son of John and Mabel Lalonde Brabant . He graduated from the Clayton Central School at the age of 16 with the class of 1941. Entering service March 16, 1943, he arrived in Germany Feb. 18. Sgt. Richard L. Solar and Sgt. Joseph C. Lalonde left Clayton with him and were in the same division for two years until they were separated in Belgium. Sgt. Solar was wounded on the same day Cpl. Brabant was killed. Cpl. Brabant met his cousin, Lawrence Bazinet, on April 2 in Germany. He wrote that he had just come out of a foxhole at the front when he saw his cousin's company going by and recognized him. They talked for a few minutes. He is survived by his parents and a sister, Sally Anne, 8. In December 1948, his body was returned to Clayton for burial. In the same month, his graduation class presented a plaque to the school in his memory.

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