JUNIOR NEAL CLAUSE

Former resident of Boston Heights, who graduated with the Northfield Class of 1928. Junior was born August 17,1910 and died October 24, 1944. Sgt. Clause, serial # 35916655, entered the United States Army Infantry on October 14, 1943 and was sent to Europe with the 29th Infantry Division- He was killed one year and ten days later, on October 24, 1944 in Aachen, Germany, just across the border from Belgium. Sgt. Clause was just leaving the command post after coming off guard duty, when a German shell exploded nearby and the concussion killed him. He was 34 years, 2 months and 7 days old. Junior Clause was a great high school basketball player and played on a Northfield Championship team along with Nate Fenton in the mid 1920's. He also was a well known amateur golfer in the Portage/Summit County area. Before he entered the service, he worked at Lamson-Sessions in Kent, Ohio. Sgt. Junior Clause left his mother, Mrs. Ella Fellenbaum-Clause of Kent, Ohio, four brothers in the service, Sgt. A. "Bud" in Belgium, Cpl. Nathan in France, Lieut. Robert in England, Seaman Norman in the Pacific and three brothers at home - Ellsworth, Paul, John, and William, who later served in the Korean War. He also left five sisters: Wynona, Marge, Eunice, Doris, and Jane are deceased. Nathan still lives in Stow, Ohio. Robert is retired from the Army and Norman also from the Army. William still works in Akron. Junior's father, Mr. Alburtus Franklin Clause, an electrician by trade, died in 1982 and Mrs. Clause in 1977.

Former resident of Boston Heights, who graduated with the Northfield Class of 1928.
Junior was born August 17,1910 and died October 24, 1944.

Sgt. Clause, serial # 35916655, entered the United States Army Infantry on October 14, 1943 and was sent to Europe with the 29th Infantry Division- He was killed one year and ten days later, on October 24, 1944 in Aachen, Germany, just across the border from Belgium. Sgt. Clause was just leaving the command post after coming off guard duty, when a German shell exploded nearby and the concussion killed him. He was 34 years, 2 months and 7 days old.

Junior Clause was a great high school basketball player and played on a Northfield Championship team along with Nate Fenton in the mid 1920's. He also was a well known amateur golfer in the Portage/Summit County area. Before he entered the service, he worked at Lamson-Sessions in Kent, Ohio.

Sgt. Junior Clause left his mother, Mrs. Ella Fellenbaum-Clause of Kent, Ohio, four brothers in the service, Sgt. A. "Bud" in Belgium, Cpl. Nathan in France, Lieut. Robert in England, Seaman Norman in the Pacific and three brothers at home - Ellsworth, Paul, John, and William, who later served in the Korean War. He also left five sisters: Wynona, Marge, Eunice, Doris, and Jane are deceased. Nathan still lives in Stow, Ohio. Robert is retired from the Army and Norman also from the Army. William still works in Akron. Junior's father, Mr. Alburtus Franklin Clause, an electrician by trade, died in 1982 and Mrs. Clause in 1977.