Pvt. Clemath S. Peppers

Parents: Ernest Peppers & Lola May Palmer-Peppers

Siblings: 3 sisters, 3 brothers

Hometown: Windyville, Missouri

Residence: Rutland, Kansas

Occupation: oil worker

Inducted:

    - U. S. Army

        - 20 March 1941 - Oklahoma City

Training: 

    - Fort Knox, Kentucky

    - Camp Polk, Louisiana

Units:

    - 753rd Tank Battalion

    - 192nd Tank Battalion

          - volunteered to replace National Guardsman released from Federal service  

Overseas Duty:

    - Philippine Islands

Engagements:

    - Battle of Luzon

        - 8 December 1941 - 6 January 1942

    - Battle of Bataan

        - 7 January 1942 - 3 February 1942

Killed in Action:

    - 3 February 1942

        - Limay, East Coast Bataan - shrapnel during air raid

        - One morning, an attempt was made by a Sgt. Walter Cigoi to end the daily flyovers of Recon Joe. 

           Sgt. Cigoi pulled his halftrack out from under the jungle canopy onto the beach and started shooting at the

           reconnaissance plane.  His attempt to shoot down the plane failed.  As a result of this decision, the

           Japanese now had a good idea where the tanks were located.  Twenty minutes later, four Japanese dive

           bombers flew to the location and  pasted the tanks and half-tracks

        - According to Frank Goldstein, when the bombs began exploding,  The falling bombs were exploding        

           upon contact with the tree canopy high above the tanks.  This situation resulted in shrapnel flying in

           every direction.  Clemath Peppers was found dead on top of his tank.  He had been sleeping when the

           attack began.

Buried: Cabcaben Army Airfield Cemetery

Reburied:

    - April 1949

        - Peppers Cemetery - Jasper Township, Dallas County, Missouri

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