Emerald Clement was born on February 17, 1918 to Claude and Fern Clement.

He was twenty-three years old when he reported for duty at Fort Crook in Bellevue on June 27, 1941. He was the oldest son in a family of eight children and was farming with his father near Farnam at the time of his induction.

Staff Sergeant Clement (ID: 37071469) was killed in action in France on July 26, 1944. His remains were returned to the United States in 1948 and buried at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery.

Survivors include his parents; seven sisters: Ora, Liona, Eva, Clara, Dorothy, Deloris, and Peg; and one brother, Wayne.

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S-Sgt Clement Body Returned

The body of Staff Sergeant Emerald A. Clement, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude D. Clement of Farnam, was one of twenty-four Nebraska war dead to arrive in this country aboard the Eric Gidson the forepart of last week.

Brought from the World War 2 military cemetery at St. Laurent-sur-Mer. France, the body arrived in New York and was taken to Kansas City where arrangements for transportation to his former home are being made. When brought here the body will be accompanied by an individual military escort of equal or higher rank.

Staff Sergeant Clement was killed in action on the European battle ground on July 26, 1944.

The exact time of the arrival of the body here has not yet been set and full arrangements for the funeral have not been announced but it is now planned to hold a military funeral service at Gothenburg with burial in the Fort McPherson National cemetery near Maxwell. The funeral services and burial will be in charge of the Farnam American Legion.

The Farnam Press 8(19):1, 29 January 1948

S-Sgt. Clement Funeral

Claude Clement received a telegram from the war department yesterday giving the particulars on the arrival here of their son Staff Sergeant Emerald A. Clement, who was killed in action on the European war front July 26, 1944.

The body will arrive in Gothenburg next Tuesday at 2:39 Via Union Pacific and will be taken to the Hugo Mortuary, where funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Stanley Malmgren of Farnam Baptist church at 12:45 on Wednesday. Following the service at Gothenburg the body will be taken to the National cemetery at Fort McPherson for interment, with graveside services by an army chaplain from North Platte.

It will be a military funeral throughout and the Farnam American Legion will be in full charge. Also the military escort, M-Sgt. Doyle W. Lott, who will accompany the body here from Kansas City, will be present at the services and burial.

The Farnam Press 8(20):1, 5 February 1948

OBITUARY

S-Sgt Emerald Ardell Clement, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Clement, was born February 17, 1918 at Farnam, Nebraska, and was killed in action on July 26, 1944, in France. He leaves to mourn his death, his parents and brother Wayne of Farnam; six sisters, Deloris Clement, Ora McMichael, Eva McMichael and Clara Donner all of Farnam; Dorothy Lange of Lexington, and Leon Bennett of Gothenburg, many relatives and a host of friends.

S-Sgt Clement lived most of his life on a farm near Farnam. He entered the U. S. army on June 26, 1941, at Camp Roberts, Calif., later being stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he began his training at Camp Bullis as a private in the 9th Infantry. He was promoted to Pfc June 27, 1942. In November 1942 his company was moved to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and in the latter part of 1943 they were shipped to Northern Ireland where he received his final training before landing on Omaha Beach June 7, 1944.

Emerald was promoted to S-Sgt there and was killed July 26, 1944 at St. Lo, France.

He was a wonderful friend and Buddy to all who knew him and always carried his troubles with a smile.

Funeral services were held at Hugo funeral home in Gothenburg yesterday afternoon with Rev. Malmgren officiating and interment was in the Fort McPherson National cemetery. Farnam American Legion Post were in charge.

The Farnam Press 8(21):1, 12 February 1948