PRIVATE CLAYTON WILLIAM NICHOLS; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: March 24, 1893 (Fairfield, CT) – January 14, 1918; 24 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Edna Selleck Nichols on June 15, 1917, in Norwalk, CT
CHILDREN: No children
LOCAL ADDRESS: 83 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk
ENLISTED: November 7, 1917
SERVICE NUMBER: No serial number
UNIT: 10th Company, 3rd Battalion, 151st Depot Brigade

FAMILY: Born to John Nichols (1855-1947) and Elizabeth Jewett Nichols (1860-1943). Four sisters, Etta (1881-1966), Hattie (1891-1979), Elsie (1901-2000), and Viola (1907-2000). Three brothers, Irving (1885-1959), Edwin (1887-1962), and Theodore (1896-1993).

CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of Cerebro spinal meningitis at Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts.


To read the entire NARA burial file, click HERE.


Private Nichols is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Section 5, Plot 249. Photo by webmaster.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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