Headquarters Company, 304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division

Hometown: Smethport

Died of wounds 19 March 1945, Kesten, Germany

Buried: Plot B, Row 5, Grave 12
Luxembourg American Cemetery,Luxembourg

Awarded the Silver Star posthumously for distinguishing himself by gallantry in action. During the crossing of the Mosel River a soldier became wounded in a mine field. Sgt. Clutter volunteered to assist and lead the evacuation party which he rowed across the river in a boat to a point near the position of the wounded soldier. He jumped from the boat and began clearing a path to the man. When he discovered evacuation could be effected only by litter, he began to clear a space in which the litter could be placed. While probing this area he accidentally set off a mine and was mortally wounded.

Fred Clutter, V