Clarence Hylan Beavers (June 12, 1921 - December 4, 2017) was an American United States Army sergeant and paratrooper who served with the first all black airborne unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, during World War II. He was part of the groundbreaking group of black paratroopers assigned to the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion also known as the "Triple Nickles" and later "Smoke Jumpers" at Fort Benning in Georgia. Beavers died on December 4, 2017 at his home in Huntington, Long Island of a coronary related illness. He was 96 and interred at Calverton National Cemetery.