Clarence Allen Day, Jr., son of Clarence and Fanny Edith Allen Day, was born June 5, 1907 in Armada, Macomb, Michigan. In 1927 Clarence Day, his mother Edith Day, and his aunt Winifred Allen purchased 160 acres of land in the Town of Gordon-Clam Lake, Wisconsin. The land was purchased from Weyerhauser Land Company-the big land company that had logged thousands of acres in northern Wisconsin. Clarence and his mother had moved to Clam Lake on Halloween in 1926. They had a house, garage, and barn built across from the old Post Office.
Clarence then returned to Chicago. He married Irma Marie Donnelly December 19, 1928 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Clarence and Irma lived for a short time in Chicago and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They fenced a large swampy area on their land for the raising of muskrats. Pens were also built for the raising of fox and chinchilla rabbits. Later they operated a gas station and hardware store. Clarence worked in Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin and also was Register of Deeds for Ashland County, Wisconsin. Clarence and Irma had three daughters: Diana, Judy, and Wendy.
In July of 1943 Clarence enlisted in the Navy Seabees and was inducted in Milwaukee. He first served at Gulfport, Mississippi, then in Honolulu, and was then shipped to Saipan. He helped with surveying and built airstrips in the Mariana Islands. He returned home in 1945.
Clarence then returned to Chicago. He married Irma Marie Donnelly December 19, 1928 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Clarence and Irma lived for a short time in Chicago and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They fenced a large swampy area on their land for the raising of muskrats. Pens were also built for the raising of fox and chinchilla rabbits. Later they operated a gas station and hardware store. Clarence worked in Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin and also was Register of Deeds for Ashland County, Wisconsin. Clarence and Irma had three daughters: Diana, Judy, and Wendy.
In July of 1943 Clarence enlisted in the Navy Seabees and was inducted in Milwaukee. He first served at Gulfport, Mississippi, then in Honolulu, and was then shipped to Saipan. He helped with surveying and built airstrips in the Mariana Islands. He returned home in 1945.
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