Hometown Heroes

The Town of Clayton would like to salute its hometown heroes who are serving or have served in the Smyrna-Clayton area. Thank you for your service.

 

 

Clayton Morris
U.S. Air Force
1997 – 2018

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, AF Good Conduct Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal

Elizabeth Morris
U.S. Air Force
2005 – 2017

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Award with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, AF Outstanding Unit Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, AF Good Conduct Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal

James Markow
U.S. Navy
1986 – 1997
Joseph Slavish
U.S. Navy
1965 – 1975
Christian Naylor
U.S. Marine Corps
2008-Present

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Combat Action, Afghan Campaign, NATO National Defense, War on Terror, Sea Service Deployment.

Thomas L. Boscher
U.S. Navy
1962 – 1965

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces (Vietnam) Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Honorable Discharge.

William R. Carrow
U.S. Air Force
1941 – 1961

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Served in the 324th Fighter Group, 314th Firefighter Squadron; Campaigned Tunisia, Sicily, Northern France, Southern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Awarded two (2) Presidential Unit Citations and the French Croix De Guerre with Palm.

Robert E. Halsey
U.S. Army
1958 - 1964

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Good Conduct Medal, Certificate of Recognition for Serving During the Cold War – Secretary of Defense Accommodation, 1961-62 Recognition Letter from Secretary of Army – Cyrus Vance, National Defense Medal, Expert Carbine Sharp Shooter – M1 Rifle

Patrick Malone
U.S. Army
1988-1996

Distinguished Service Awards and Recognitions:

Serving both state side and overseas, completing a tour in Germany and three campaigns in Iraq. Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars (for serving in Iraq), King Fahd Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kuwaiti Liberation of Kuwait Medal, authorized to wear the marksman, marksmanship badge for the M-16, M203, and grenade in addition to army service ribbon and overseas service ribbon.