269 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND NAUMAN, Clayton Belford Clayton was born on March 17, 1922, in Baden, Ontario to Samuel and Clara (Jacobs) along with seven siblings: Wilfred, Delton, Augusta, Floyd, Mildred, Sylvester, and Helen. He completed his public school education in Baden. At the age of twenty, on July 7, 1942, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserves. Taking part in the normal basic training and an extra course in the operation of a diesel engine, he became a qualified stoker. He scaled the beaches in Sicily and also served in Italy and Northern Africa. An attack of tonsilitis was the only time he was sick during his service. On one trip, they were unable to land for 21 days and ran short of food. They ate hardtack biscuits, canned beef, and drank water for 21 days. Clayton was given the opportunity to take a second special course on diesel engines. He believed diesel engines would be used more extensively in post war days. He was released in September 1945. Clayton married Grace (Jantzi) and they raised two children, Sandra and Brenda. He joined The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532 in 1952 and was a charter member and past President (1970-71) with 35 years of membership. Clayton passed away on March 13, 1987 and is laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg. NEEB, Elmer William Henry Elmer was born on July 23, 1923, in Tavistock, Ontario to Theodore Ludwig and Alma Wilhelmina (Capling) Neeb, along with four siblings, Gordon Lewis, Katherine Elizabeth, Dorothy Marie, and Alvin Milton. He attended public school in Tavistock and then worked for Schlinder & Schoeck Butcher Shop and Krugs Meat Market. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Chatham on November 13, 1942 with the Royal CanadianArtillery and received his basic training at Camp Ipperwash and his artillery training in Petawawa. He was shipped to England and into the war and served in Canada, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and received five medals. He was sent back to Canada and discharged on June 4, 1946. After the war, he returned to work at Schoeck & Krug Butcher Shop and eventually owned Krug Butcher Shop with Don Mutch. Elmer married Mae Marie (Heinbuch) and they raised Tory Ann and Keith Neeb. Elmer was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Tavistock Branch 518, Tavistock men’s club and treasurer of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Elmer passed away on June 7, 1996 and is laid to rest in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Tavistock. Elmer is remembered by his two children. NEEB, Alvin Milton Carl Alvin was born on November 21, 1918 in Tavistock, Ontario to Theodore Ludwig and Alma Wilhelmina (Capling) Neeb along with four siblings, Elmer William, Gordon Lewis, Katherine Elizabeth, and Dorothy Marie. He attended Tavistock Public and Continuation School in Tavistock. Prior to World War II, he worked at Zimmerman Brothers and C. C. Wettlaufer Egg Station. Alvin enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Chatham in August 1941 where he received his basic training at the #12 Training Centre. He was sent to Kingston Garrison where he trained in the Signal Corps. He was shipped overseas and served in Scotland, England, Belgium, France, Holland and Germany. Signalman Lance Corporal Alvin Neeb was discharged in February 1946. He married Lenora (McClurg) and they raised five children, Connie, Patricia, Carl, Roger, and Terrance. After the war, Alvin was the secretary-treasurer for the Tavistock P.U.C. The family moved to Listowel in 1950 where he worked as a car salesman, then to London where he was a guard for the Middlesex County Jail in London. Alvin passed away on September 15, 1968 and is laid to rest in Saint Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Tavistock.
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