World War II Honoree

Clarence Melvin Clements

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jefferson, Iowa

Honored By

Son

CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AS AN ROTC GRADUATE, HE WAS COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT OF INFANTRY. ASSIGNED AS AN T TO A SEPARATE INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD, HE DEPLOYED TO ATTU ISLAND, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS UNTIL RETURNING TO THE U.S. IN 1944. FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HIS UNIT WAS DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AFTER THE END OF THE WAR IN EUROPE, HIS UNIT MANAGED PRISONERS OF WAR UNTIL RELIEVED. HE ENDED HIS EUROPEAN TOUR AS A BRIGADE ADJUTANT WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, FOLDED THE UNIT FLAG AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN NOVEMBER, 1945. HE CONTINUED TO SERVE IN THE ACTIVE ARMY RESERVE FOR 28 YEARS.