Individual Details
Merl Roscoe Clason
(6 May 1899 - 31 Dec 1962)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska, Merle Clason appears with his wife Grace and children Neola J., Donald M. and Lorraine. Merl works as a carpenter for the railroad.
Name: Merl R Clason
Birth Year: 1899
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 30 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Housemen and yardmen
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 134
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Searched The Los Angeles Times at ancestry.com's, Historical Newspapers Birth, Marriage and Death Announcements, August 8, 2019.
Name: Merl R Clason
Birth Year: 1899
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 30 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Housemen and yardmen
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 134
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Searched The Los Angeles Times at ancestry.com's, Historical Newspapers Birth, Marriage and Death Announcements, August 8, 2019.
Events
| Birth | 6 May 1899 | Nebraska |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Mar 1924 | Valley Co., Nebraska - Grace Ruby Barnard | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1942 | Ruth Bean | |||
| Death | 31 Dec 1962 | Los Angeles Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Grace Ruby Barnard (1903 - 1996) |
| Child | Neala Joy Clason (1924 - 1982) |
| Child | Donald Merle Clason (1926 - 2010) |
| Child | Lorraine Clason (1929 - 2009) |
| Spouse | Ruth Bean ( - ) |
| Father | Dwight Eben Clason (1869 - 1936) |
| Mother | Chastina Farrand (1869 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Madeline E. Clason (1891 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Elgin Dwight Clason (1893 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Rufus Ferris Clason (1895 - 1949) |
| Sibling | George Alonzo Clason (1897 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Royal "Roy" Raymond Clason (1901 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Gladys Geneva Clason (1904 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Iasco Delyle Clason (1909 - 1941) |
Notes
Research Notes
Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, September 19, 2017.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Database online. Place: Los Angeles; Date: 31 Dec 1962; Social Security: 508108576..
2. 1900 census Furnas Co., Nebraska.
3. Valley County, Nebraska Courthouse, Phone call on July 25, 2011 to 308-728-3700.
4. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Database online. Place: Los Angeles; Date: 31 Dec 1962; Social Security: 508108576..
5. U. S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca. 1800-2006.