Carbon-Sanpete County UT Archives Biographies.....Clemensen, George V. 1892 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

GEORGE V. CLEMENSEN.
    George V. Clemensen, agent for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company at
Helper both before and since his return from overseas service with the American
army in France, was born at Mount Pleasant, Utah, September 28, 1892, a son of
George M. and Elizabeth (Nielsen) Clemensen. The father came to Utah with his
parents when but three years of age and the mother was born in Mount Pleasant.
They have spent their lives thus far in Mount Pleasant and have reared a family
of four children: George V., Frank N., Eleanor and Florence. To their children
they have given good educational advantages and the family is one of prominence
in the community, highly respected by all.

    George V. Clemensen attended the public schools of Mount Pleasant and the
Wasatch Academy there, thus being well qualified by liberal educational training
for life's practical and responsible duties. He took up railroad work at
Sunnyside when twenty-two years of age and remained there for a year in an
office position. He afterward spent six months at Greenriver and in 1916 he came
to Helper as agent. He is still with the Denver & Rio Grande, having returned to
his position after serving with the colors on the western front during the great
World war. He entered military service in December, 1917, going to Camp Lewis,
Washington, as a member of the Three Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry. In June,
1918, he sailed with his command for France and participated in some of the
fiercest drives, including the hotly contested engagement in the Argonne forest,
in which he was wounded in October, 1918. He was discharged in March, 1919,
after having spent several months in the hospital recovering from his injuries.
One of the most noted characteristics of the American soldier in this war has
been his modesty. There are few that claim any special credit for what they have
done and yet it is a well known fact that while the efforts of the allied forces
should not be minimized it was America's entrance that finally turned the tide
of war, stemming the advance of the Germans toward Paris and forcing them to
retreat toward the Rhine. Mr. Clemensen was among those khaki clad boys, who,
undaunted in the face of danger, went into battle with a smile on their faces
and a song on their lips, never giving an inch of ground nor faltering in the
face of the fiercest fire.

    Mr. Clemensen is a supporter of the republican party and in religious faith
is a Presbyterian. He is spoken of as a clean cut and aggressive young business
man who worthily receives the respect and goodwill of all who know him.


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UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD
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VOLUME IV
CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1920


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