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Clarence Gustave Lawson
Jeremy Anderson2020-12-17T11:02:01-06:00
- Name: Clarence Gustave Lawson
- Location of Birth: Marble, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: September 26, 1912
- Date of Death: May 12, 1986
- Parents: Gust Lawson & Ellen (Johnson) Lawson
- High School and Class: 1932 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: EM 3 (Electrician's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class)
- Branch: Navy
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: March 24, 1944
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: December 30, 1946
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Clarence Gustave Lawson
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: September 26, 1912
Birth Place: Marble, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Interstate Iron Co., Hill Annex Mine, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 185
Height: 6-4
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Other characteristic: Very tall - 6'4"
Next of Kin: Gust Albert Lawson, father, Marble, Itasca, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Clarence Lawson married Myrtle Monson in Minnesota in 1939. He worked for Jones & Laughlin Reserve Mining Co., and after retirement, he moved to El Cajon, California. He was a member of the Sons of Norway and the AFL-CIO in California.
Clarence died in El Cajon, California and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California (Plot 19, 111). He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, and a brother, Emil Lawson.
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