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Personal info

Full name
CLEMENS, Elmer Andrew
Date of birth
16 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35065986
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 3 27

Immediate family

Members
John W. Clemens (father)
Sophia Clemens (mother)
Grace F. Clemens (sister)
Arther J. Clemens (brother)
Frances (Doyle) Clemens (wife)

More information

Pvt Elmer A. Clemens attended John Adams High School and was employed by the Holland Furnace Company.

He enlisted on 12 June 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cuyahoga County Ohio Marriage Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet