| 词条 | Clayton K. Slack |
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|name=Clayton K. Slack |birth_date= {{Birth date|1896|2|23}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1976|3|1|1896|2|23}} |image= Clayton K Slack.jpg |caption= Clayton Slack |nickname= |birth_place= Plover, Wisconsin |death_place= |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears= |rank= Private |unit= Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division |commands= |battles=World War I |awards=Medal of Honor Silver Star Purple Heart |relations= |laterwork= }} Clayton Kirk Slack (February 23, 1896 – March 1, 1976) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I. BiographySlack was born in Plover, Wisconsin on February 23, 1896.[1][2] Clayton Slack joined the United States Army from Madison, Wisconsin in September 1917.[3] He was assigned to the 33rd Division. He volunteered for machine gun duty and served with the Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33rd Division.[4] As a Private, he was cited for single-handedly clearing out a German machine gun nest resulting in 10 prisoners and the capture of 2 machine-guns on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the biggest battle of World War I involving American troops.[1] Slack noticed several German troops and charged at them with his rifle and bayonet telling them to "put their hands up".[1] The German soldiers thinking that he was at the lead of a patrol, surrendered. Slack's actions were credited with saving his unit heavy casualties.[1][2] After the war, Slack toured the United States with war films and by the time of his death had met six presidents. In 1963, president John F Kennedy hosted a reunion of Medal of Honor recipients at the White House for the 100th anniversary of the first presentation of the Medal.[1] Slack attended the function along with a number of other Medal of Honor recipients.[1] He died March 1, 1976 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia.[1] His grave can be found in section 34, lot 59.[1] Medal of Honor CitationRank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division. Place and date: Near Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Madison, Wis. Born: 23 February 1896, Plover, Wis. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919. Citation:
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ckslack.htm|title=Clayton Kirk Slack, Private, United States Army|first=Michael Robert|last=Patterson|website=www.arlingtoncemetery.net}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/511|title=Clayton Slack - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor|website=valor.militarytimes.com}} 3. ^{{cite journal|url=http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19564&CISOSHOW=19505|author=Alan E. Kent |title=Wisconsin and the Medal of Honor |journal=Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=36 |issue=2 |date=Winter 1952-53 |pages=104-112}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Clayton Slack: Private United States Army Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient in World War I|location=Stevens Point, Wis. |publisher=Portage County Historical Society|page=6|oclc=1020252731}} 5. ^{{Cite web |publisher = Army of Medal of Honor website |title = SLACK, CLAYTON K. |date = 2009-08-03 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html |accessdate = 2009-08-18}} External links
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