Wilson Malcom Clayton papers, December 12, 1944-May 30, 1946, Date accessioned: 2020-05-06
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Clayton, Wilson Malcolm, 1921-2017
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wilson Malcom Clayton papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-2015
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Captain Wilson Malcom Clayton who served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was assigned as liaison pilot for the 909th Field Artillery Battalion of the 84th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. He flew L-4 Piper Cubs. The collection contains a handwritten diary that documents his activities during the war.
- Biographical / historical:
Wilson Malcolm Clayton was born on March 7, 1921 in Live Oak, Florida. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in May 1943 at Camp Blanding, FL and served as a Captain Liaison Pilot with the 909th Field Artilliery Battalion of the 84th Infantry Divison. Prior to this assignment, he fulfilled his training in Fort Sill, OK; Fort Bragg, NC; and finally in Pittsburg, KS. He completed his pilot training in Pittsburg, KS. In Europe, Clayton participated in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. After the War, he married Mary Damon Helveston and moved to Orlando, FL. He was a prominent real estate developer in the community. Clayton passed away on July 27, 2017 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, FL.
- Acquisition information:
- Diary of Captain Wilson Malcom Clayton.
- Custodial history:
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wilson Malcom Clayton papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-2015
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
