Clyde Clayton Morton was born in Emmett, Tennessee in 1896 to William Stephens Morton and Jennie L. Delaney. He joined the Army at the age of 20. He died from effects of gas at Rouen, France, on September 29, 1918. He served with Company H, 117th Infantry.
News article from The Kingsport Times, 21 March 1926.
- Rank: Corporal
- Date of birth: 5 November 1896
- Date of death: 27 September 1918
- County: Sullivan
- Hometown: Emmett
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: Company H, 117th Infantry Regiment
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War I
- Location In Memorial: Pillar V, Middle Panel
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