Show LEGIONS NATIONAL CHAPLAIN N RK raw co ezra C CI clemn w kloven an phalm he ha e arn an long military it was on an the mexican border the that t ezra care 0 clemans dan so national net chaplain elal I 1 of I 1 the A american legion we won uc the title twe of indre which alch nan has clung to him throughout guiont i the years ot of the W world 11 d war and 1 up p to the time of his bis eleca election 0 as new eh chaplain plain of we the veterans for far 37 years year chaplain clemans his ha given see ice to the military eions of ills his state undre and nation than logans he dated fr from a hustlers school a semi anted military ift Y academy I 1 in his he home state of minnesota in his nineteenth year and ID he we the same year enlisted a as a private in the guards no ai organization of that city hla his early training was a ex peeked acted to fit him to for life work as ai a 8 physician buta but a fail to a revival meet ins ing and conver conversion sime thele e led to a change of destiny and conse consecration creation of his tile to the cleary chergy at the opening of the spanish amer ican ran war he became chaplain with tile rank 1 of 11 captain pill and ad bened ad with the twelfth minnesota automaton regiment fil through langli out that war for six months in 1916 chaplain clem clemans spent pont hia time i me with minne T n his tt sota at sulu guardsman guardsmen guards diance men on the be mexican machat b bor tier der it was there that the men learned to call ill turn padre at the outbreak of tile the world orld war lie he entered letters federal service as with tile the rank cook 0 of major ajar and was attached to the one hundred and thirty sixth infantry 0 on arrival rival overseas over seis he became than chap lain hirs of if tile the Sear seventh rath aviation center ter at agnalt an important air service eta tion later to be named as senior chat chap Is lain of 1 the lie intermediate section uma S 0 S i 0 on his upturn to the united 8 stated I 1 be ie remained remil ned with the fifty eighth infantry fairry until that organization was de da in 11 october 1919 1911 As AN I a men 14 I 1 J rev ezra elc C clemens der T of the minnesota national guard cit chaplain p W clemana he has be ben allIg assigned med I 1 to ito liae he one huddled anil and thirty hath la entry iley during the world war chaplain Chap liln emans Is a said did to have preached to acre men titan any other chaplain in ahny ie A L IP he was well known for siefas Is visits didus to the ine sick k one of his units traits i a fault faith in ha service men man to nhom lie he abed d thousands of dollars dollar which was variably repaid his career in civil life Is a equally as aa lannue eminent em as that in the military arv he at 1 present poster pastor of 1 a methodist lurch I 1 in owanno mine which pa pas rate borate folla foll tol lovis a a long and useful more ce to his church bli shortly ertly after enter rig ng the na ministry stry he b became me district nt at idd ad we was one ane of a group tf at plo pioneers nears who ho brought about con can tri truit lim lon of if to 10 new churches in the fate 1 chaplain Cl ecomet was field rep tor for the heard of confer nee clia claimants to of 0 alie at E church thich alch helred to make available a fund f f 10 aid for the care of retired their and orphans kee mallm to h his a of his hia life arlt it lie hf aill alan hid bad a piar prominent part 1 in katt antl hilo na leigus igo work in Minne minnesota com i t ohp br leg I 1 he with il allious j tell P pi ii in minnesota 1 in 1110 H he as elected 11 h pill n of oust owatonna P post 1 I 1 n accept to ne a of the pan allate in tint that beell ity and ani dd the tha office of department durl durins ca wl 1921 2 Casp chaplain ild lem tn as aa wr no or of the of le v chaplains asso lation a ha tile ranks of 1 the he legion till nil his ganv achievements Ileen ts to his credit in ron the its work of tre tle gho no ath I 1 in his own post pool did and loil the state |