PFC James Clay Guffey died non battle at Montgomery, Alabama. He was killed while on duty as a motorcycle policeman at Maxwell Field in Alabama.
He was the son of Luther Martin “Papaw” Guffey and Louisa Jane “Jenny Petitt.

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 10 July 1916
  • Date of death: 26 December 1942
  • County: McMinn
  • Hometown: Riceville
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: Military Police
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Riceville Cemetery, Riceville, McMinn County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Bottom Panel
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