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Born: January 16, 1920 Vermillion, South Dakota |
Died: August 13, 1996 Decatur, Illinois |
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Father: Cecil Arthur Clemens Mother: Alice Martha Amsden |
Brothers and Sisters: None |
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Spouse: Mary Joan Focht m. February 16, 1951 Dayton, Ohio |
Children: Jeffrey Alan Clemens Steven James Clemens Alice Ann Clemens Elizabeth Louise Clemens |
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Grew up and attended high school in the Panama Canal Zone, where his father worked for the U.S. Government as a chemist. Attended Christobal (C.Z.) High School. Attended University of Wisconsin, earning a bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Was a tugboat captain in the Force Mulberry operation, supporting the D-Day invasion of France. After the war, attended the University of South Dakota Law School, earning a law degree. Worked as a civil service employee of the Air Force at Patterson A.F.B., Dayton, OH; Griffiss A.F.B., Rome, NY; and Scott A.F.B., Mascoutah, IL. Died in 1996 of heart failure in Decatur, Illinois.