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Paula Burke Rites Today
Paula F. Burke, 12, of 312
Brinkerhoff St., was born Nov.
20, 1963 in Syracuse.
She was a seventh grade
student at the Lake. Street
Middle School, where she was
active in bowling and track and
field sports.
Miss Burke also worked as a
volunteer at the Stonehedge
Nursing Home.
She was a member of the First*
Baptist Church Sunday School.
Surviving are her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Jemola of
Chittenango; one sister, Diane
Burke of Chittenango; her
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Fisher of Syracuse;
her paternal great-grandmother,
Mrs. Florence Barney,
Syracuse; three brothers, Seaman
Edward Jemola Jr., serving
with the Navy in Charleston,
S.C. and Michael and John
Jemola, both of Chittenango; and
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were held
(today) Wednesday at the
Tyler-Traub Funeral Home, 115
Genesee St., Chittenango. Interment
was in Oak wood Ceme-
For those wishing, contributions
may be made to the First
Baptist Church, Chittenango.

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Ella Louisa Rives was born in 1851 to Francis Robert and Matilda Barclay Rives of Virginia. She was the granddaughter of the distinguished Virginia Senator William Cabell Rives. At the time of her debut, she was regarded as an accomplished equestrienne and linguist. In 1875, she was married to David King Jr. of Newport, who had recently retired from the China Trade. He had accumulated a reasonable fortune while working first at Wetmore, Williams and Co., and later at the firm of Russell and Co. After their marriage, the couple entered into a life of scholarly, leisurely, and political pursuits which occupied much of their time. They spent a good deal of the late summer and early autumn months at Kingscote, in Newport, while winter months were spent in Washington D.C., and on extended European holidays. Various sojourns and short trips were made to visit family and friends at country estates in the Hudson River Valley and elsewhere.

The whirl of social activity outlined in David King�s diaries suggests that Ella King would have had an extensive wardrobe in order to be appropriately attired for her diverse social obligations. Documents in the Preservation Society�s archive indicate that, like many of her contemporaries, Ella preferred to shop abroad, especially in Paris. On annual Parisian shopping trips, women would purchase various style gowns to outfit themselves for the up-coming season. Ella was a client of the well-known fashion houses of Worth and Doucet. Charles Frederick Worth and Jacques Doucet had founded their respective fashion houses in the mid-19th century and went on to be widely successful and popular with an American clientele until the early 20th century.

Ella was a quiet, thoughtful, highly intelligent, and cherished companion to David King. She was an ardent supporter of his political and philanthropic ventures. The Kings had two children: Maud Gwendolen, born October 2, 1876 at Kingscote and Philip Wheaton born June 5, 1878 in Paris.

Ella was widowed unexpectedly in 1894 when David King Jr. died after a brief illness. Ella retreated to Europe for a period of mourning. In 1896 she emerged from mourning and hosted a coming out party for Gwendolen at Kingscote. In the years after her husband�s death, Ella sold the family�s townhouse in Washington D.C. and spent most of her time at Kingscote. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who preferred the company of her family and an intimate circle of friends. She was, however, an active member of the Newport community with continuous membership in many philanthropic organizations that had traditionally been supported by the King family. She supported the Redwood Library and the Newport Historical Society, while forging new ties with many of the area�s Roman Catholic charitable organizations. She continued to travel extensively throughout her long life, but considered Kingscote and Newport her home.

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Enlisted Service Number 3210059
Officer Service Number 123357
Radar Officer
Enlisted, appointed to Academy from Fleet 15 Nov 1935, Age 17, US Navy (Year ??)

Naval Academy Prep Class (Norfolk)
US Naval Academy at Annapolis
Radar Training Class at MIT
Radar Training class at Naval Research Lab (Anacostia)
USS Dobbin (1936-7)

Assigned USS Oklahoma prior to graduation in Dec 1941, but as OK destroyed at Pearl Harbor, had no assignment upon graduation.

USS Hornet (May-Oct 1942) - Radar Officer

While on duty in Solomon Islands, enlisted observed that allied planes utilized one frequency as opposed to another. WCC realized significance and informed Pearl HQ that this feature of radar could be utilized for identification of allied vs. enemy craft.

Comm Officer for ComSoPac (Adm. Halsey), Radar Tech Ofcr for ComSerOnSoPac, staff officer of Admiral Ainsworth (Task Force 67) who sent him to the Helena as a direct result of his success with the prior discovery.

USS Helena (Dec 1942-Jun 1943)
USS Honolulu (Jun 1943)
USS St. Louis (Rest of 1943)
USS St. Paul (Feb 1945-Aug 1947)

Seaman First Class (1936-7)
Midshipman (Jul 1938)
Ensign (Dec 1941)
Lieutenant JG (Dec 1942)
Lieutenant (Nov 1943)
Lieutenant Commander (Dec 1945)

Pacific Theater; also Caribbean (shakedown of USS St. Paul), Shanghai, Tsingtao

Theater Medals, Battle Stars Midway, Guadalcanal, Santa Cruz, raids in New Georgia-Vela Avela region, Kula Gulf, Tinian, Guam, Pelelu; on last ship to bombard Japanese mainland (St. Paul)

On USS Hornet when it sank (to Noumea, New Caledonia, no injury);
On USS Helena when it sank (Kula Gulf, no injury);
On USS Honolulu when bow blown off (no injury)

Leave Fall 1944 for wedding, Nebraska

Resigned commission Aug 1947

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William C. Clemmens, 92, of Sandy Springs, retired MARTA Safety Director died September 18, 2010 of cancer related complications at Altus House hospice. Mr. Clemmens was a 1942 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and WWII veteran. He saw action in the Pacific, including the battles of Midway, Guadalcanal and Santa Cruz. He survived the sinking of the USS Hornet and the USS Helena as well as the near sinking of the USS Honolulu. After the war he obtained a second engineering degree from the University of Missouri and worked on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs as an engineer with Minneapolis Honeywell. Later, while with Westinghouse, he worked on the San Francisco BART project and the Sao Palo, Brazil transit project. He moved to Sandy Spring in 1976 and joined MARTA. He retired in 1987. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth, in 2009 and son William in 1997. He is survived by sons Albert, of Tempe' Arizona and Craig, of Apollo, Pennsylvania, by daughter Ann Ferland, of Lexington, Kentucky and by 7 grandchildren. Mr. Clemmens was born May 26, 1918 in Lincoln Nebraska, to Jesse C. and Erma Peery Clemmens. He was a 1935 graduate of East High School in Sioux City, Iowa. He enlisted in the Navy in 1935 and earned "appointment from the fleet" to the Naval Academy in 1938. He married Elizabeth Magdanz October 15, 1944 and resigned his commission in 1947.

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Utilized the pseudonym Sarah Strelow for some composition and writing.

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Attended Plain Center Elementary School, Canton, Ohio, 1962-1966
Attended West Side Elementary School, 1966-1968
Attended Orchard Park High School, 1972-1974
Attended Mount Vernon High School (Mt Vernon, Ohio) in 1974.
Attended Nyack College 1974-1976
Attended Houghton College (1984-1986),
Attended SUNY at Buffalo - Graduate School (1986-1990)

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Some immediate family records indicate date of death as 14 Dec 1937
Date listed is date on headstone

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