Statue of America's Youngest Soldier - Newark OH
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nomadwillie
N 40° 03.369 W 082° 24.558
17T E 379798 N 4434939
John Clem gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history.
Waymark Code: WMV1R9
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2017
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Born with the surname Klem in Newark, Ohio on August 13, 1851, he is said to have run away from home at age 10 in May 1861, after the death of his mother in a train accident, to become a Union Army drummer boy
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