Clover Family Research Compendium

Created, Edited, and Maintained By June Clover Byrne

For the Clover Family Historical Society

    These records represent records I have collected over the years.  They are by no means the only Clover military records.  You should also check the state in which your Clover lived to see if there are records on that page.  Note that in most cases I have copies of pension records and service records which I copied at the National Archives in Washington, DC.  Please contact me if you need them at junebyr@yahoo.com

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Clovers in the Civil War       This includes Confederate Soldiers.

Clovers in World War II      

Gravesites of Veterans  From the Veteran's Administration Records

Clovers in Lineage Societies This includes all DAR records I have found so far.

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On This Page:
    Revolutionary War Records
    1784 to 1811
    War of 1812
    World War I
    Korea and Vietnam
    Miscellaneous Military Records

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Virgil D. White, transcriber, Index to Revolutionary War Service Records, (Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1995).
    Volume 1:42, Robert Ambro, Private in the 14th Virginia Regiment [I suspect that this may be Robert Ambrose.  If so, and if the 14th VA Reg’t was part of Steven’s Brigade at Guilford Courthouse, this may be the missing brother of Catherine (Ambrose) Clover.  Does anyone else have any further information on this?] 
Volume 1: 527, Christian Clover, served in New York during Revolution, card # 4352, roll 10.
    George Clover, AKA Clour, served as a Private in the 8th VA Reg’t. [He is probably actually a Clour.  There was a large group with that surname in the Germanna settlement near Culpepper, Virginia.]
    Nicholas Clover, AKA Claver, served as a private in Capt. Van Yeveren’s Company of Bateauman in the Continental Troops.
    Peter Clover, served in the 2nd Battalion of the Somerset, New Jersey Militia. 
    Joseph Clovers, served as a Private in the 4th New York Regiment.

Note that this card has both Clover and Claver, perhaps he used both names.  He might have been a sailor?


Virgil D. White, abstractor, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files,
(Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1990).
    Volume 1: 972: John Dickerson, Catherine, W7026, BLW 32232-160-55, Cont and DE Line. In 1855, D. A. and Catherine A. Clover of Muscatine, Iowa, were witnesses to the widow’s application.  No relationship was stated. [Muscatine County, Iowa is on the eastern border of Iowa on the river just across from Henderson County, Illinois. In the 1860 census, there was a D. W. Clover aged 55, born PA with a wife, Catherine, aged 49, born Ohio. It is possible that this is the same person.]

Revolutionary War Courts-Martial "Summer Soldiers", Chapter 6, page 284
[p.284]88. Clover, John, Brig. Gen. Continental Army. 24 August 1777-18 January 1778.
    Unfortunately, this is almost surely a Glover, not a Clover.  There was a General John Glover involved with this court. However, see Massachusetts.  There is a reference to a General Clover which is absolutely clear as a Clover.  I don't know if this is an error.    

Maryland: Maryland State Archives MILITARY DEPARTMENT, (Service Records, Maryland National Guard, Index) 1888-1933, MSA S 1499: CLOVER,  FRANKLIN R. Bates No.: 31471. Box No.: 142. MSA S1499-12986 Location: 3/43/1/58.  From the records of the MD State Archives.
    William Clover was listed on muster roll of Maryland in the Revolutionary War. He was on the muster roll of the 5th Company, 3rd Regiment. This muster roll can be found at: (www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000018/html/am18--395.html   Link broken.  If you can find this info elsewhere, let me know.)

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This is a great diary of the revolutionary war.  I strongly suspect that this is a Glover but who knows.  Clearly, he didn't leave any descendants after this.  I had to have someone copy this for me because my computer locks up everytime I go to the site. If you want to read more, do a google search for Elijah Fisher's diary.  There is no additional Clover info in this that I know of.  If you find any let me know. 


October 24th: The Gard marcht down to Fredixburg to see a man hung for robing. He was executed at eleven in the four noon, Thomas Clover by name and there was five whipt one hundred lashes apeace all save one for robing two of them belonged to the Gard, John Herrick and Joseph Timberlek (27) was for striking an officer.
October 25th: The Pensilvania troops marcht for the Jarseys.

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ORDERLY BOOK OF GEN. JOHN PETER GABRIEL
MUHLENBERG, MARCH 26-DECEMBER 20, 1777.
Page 182:  Found July 18th an Officers Gun at the Clove Camp, the owner may have it by applying to Jacob Clover Q. M. Serjeant to the North Carolina Reg*.

http://128.118.88.67/DPubS?service=Repository&version=1.0&verb=Disseminate&handle=psu.pmhb/1171649452&view=body&content-type=pdf_1

        I have had this note about Jacob Clover for a long time, but I really didn’t think he was a Clover because I don’t have any Clovers in NC that early so I let the information just sit there.  However, Phyllis Veath recently contacted me about this.  She found the information and researched General Muhlenberg. She tells me that he was a Lutheran Minister who was originally from Pennsylvania.  There is a good article about him at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Muhlenberg
Charles Glatfelter, Pastors and People, Volume 2 (PA German Society, 1982)
According to this book, He was preaching in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia at the start of the war. The story is that he went into his church and flung open his cloak to show his military uniform and announce that he was going to fight. Muhlenberg formed the the 8th Virginia Regiment.  
Same book, volume 1, page 502, under heading of Shenandoah County: [In 1771] several Anglican leaders in the Shenandoah valley took the responsibility for issuing an invitaiton to Peter Muhlenberg to serve Anglican and Lutheran congregations in the valley. In 1772 he traveled to England for episcopal ordination and took up residence in Woodstock. Until he went on active duty as an officer in the Continenal Army in 1776, he was pastor of eight or more congregations. Upon leaving the army, he did not return to the parish.

    The following history of this regiment is from http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/states/va/va-08.htm

• Authorized on January 11, 1776 in the Virginia State Troops as the 8th Virginia Regiment.
• Organized between February 9- April 4, 1776 at Suffolk Court House to consist of 10 companies from Frederick, Dunmore, Berkley, Augusta, Hampshire, Fincastle, and Culpepper Counties.
• Adopted on May 25, 1776 into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department.
• Relieved on January 21, 1777 from the Southern Department and assigned to the Main Army.
• Assigned on May 11, 1777 to the 4th Virginia Brigade, an element of the Main Army.
• 4th Virginia Brigade redesignated on July 22, 1778 as the 3rd Virginia Brigade.
• Reorganized on November 1, 1777 to consist of 8 companies.
• Consolidated on May 12, 1779 with the 4th Virginia Regiment.

   Now with all of this information, and the current information that Jacob Clover was in Western Pennsylvania in 1783 [See Miscellaneous Pennsylvania Records], this becomes an important item. She is trying to gather more information on this.  Can anyone add any information to this?  

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Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812
page 100 No.: 4,331
NAME OF APPLICANT.: Clover, William,
RESIDENCE OF APPLICANT.: Annsville, New York,
AMOUNTALLOWED.: 69 00
Marilyn Symonds sent a copy of the papers from this case if you need them.  

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        He was on a ship during the war of 1812 and was captured and sent to Dartmoor Prison. For a marvelous 1850 article about the causes of the war and for a description of the Dartmoor Massacre go to: New York City Articles about Lewis Peter Clover   The Dartmoor Massacre was as famous in its own day as 9-11 is now.  It was an infamous massacre of helpless prisoners. 

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Other Clovers.  The above database is based upon the NARA records.  However, others may be in state records.  For example, the Illinois State Archives has a searchable database for the veterans of the War of 1812. Thanks to Pat Veath for bringing it to my attention.  Note that Jacob Clover is in this group but not on the NARA microfilm.   

CLOVER, ADAM                               PVT   SHORT                                                      
CLOVER, JACOB                              PVT   SCOTT                                                      
CLOVER, JOHN                               PVT   MOORE3                                                     
CLOVER, JOHN                               PVT   MOORE4                                                     

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Index of Award of Claims, War of 1812 Soldiers, NY State Adjutant General’s Office, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969), 100: 
# 4331 William Clover Annsville, NY $69. 

List of 1812 Pensioners: Cornelius Clover, Narcissa Billingsly 2nd wife, WC 20799, married 18 November 1833 Jennings County, Indiana.  Soldier died 5 April 1863, Carmen, Illinios.  Widow died 9 February 1893. Soldier’s service: Nathaniel Adams NY Militia. First Wife Rebecca Parsons. Soldier resided Warren and Henderson Counties, Illinois.  
[Note that Narcissa Clover is in the 1883 list of pensioners.  See Civil War records.]

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Index to the War of 1812 Pay Rolls & Muster Rolls: CATALOG CARD
NAME Clover, Stephen. Pay Rolls, p.225 NOTE Part of index to: Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 (Richmond, 1851) and: Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 (Richmond, 1852) which supplements Pay Rolls. This collection is also available on microfilm. SUBJECT United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers. COLLECTION War of 1812 pay rolls and muster rolls

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http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/l/smitwh9l.htm
Index to Soldiers serving in the Army of the Republic of Texas
Isaac Clover served in the campaign of 1836.
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www.ancestry.com
US Army Register of Enlistments 1795-1914

William M. Clover enlisted Albany 20 July 1829. Aged 25, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark complexion
5'9' tall born Florida, New York.  Occupation Caulker
Discharged 20 July 1834 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Because enlistment was up.
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William M. Clover enlisted 9 October 1835, Louisville. Aged 26, born Montgomery County, New York. hazel eyes, dark hair 5'10" Occupation soldier. Discharged 29 November 1839, because of expiration of service, at Fort Jackson Florida. [I don't know where this refers to. There are several possible Fort Jacksons.] He deserted 24 April 1836, apprehended 24 April 1836.  There are several illegible dates. 
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Benjamin Clover enlisted 8 September 1818. G Co ? Inf. This entry has no personal information and no place of enlistment, no date of discharge.  All other columns left blank.
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Patrick Clover enlisted 10 April 1847, at Vincennes. Aged 28, born Galloway, Ireland. Harness maker. Discharged because of expiration of service, 31 July 1848 at Newport, Kentucky.   Private.
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Andrew L. Clover enlisted at Cincinnati, 4 January 1848. He was aged 21, born Madison County, New York. Blue eyes, light hair and complexion, 5'7", laborer. He died 17 July 1848, at sea, en route from Vera Cruz to the US. Private.
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Eugene Clover enlisted 22 June 1868 at Van Vliet, New York. Aged 22, born New York, New York. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair 5'8".  Clerk. Was in Cavalry.  Killed at battle of Washita, 27 November 1868.  Many illegible abbreviations.
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Fred Clover enlisted 25 July 1866 at Detroit, Michigan. Aged 23, born Lancashire, England wheelwright, brown eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, 6th Cavalry.  Died 17 September 1866, at Plum Creek, Texas.  Many illegible abbreviations.  Several other individuals died there similar date of Cholera. 
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William Clover enlisted Springfield, Illinois 21 Feb 1872. Aged 21, born Franklin County, Ohio. Farmer. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5'8 1/2" 3rd Inf.  Deserted 30 October 1872.  No further notes. 
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Fred A. Clover enlisted 21 November 1895, at Ft. Riley, Kansas.  Aged 25 1/2, born Falls Church, Virginia. Musician. Blue eyes, dark brown hair, light complexion. 5'5" Cavalry-band. Discharged 25 November 1895 at Ft. Riley, Kansas. There is a set of abbreviations and numbers which suggest he was actually discharged in 1897.  Private with excellent record.
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Fred A. Clover enlisted 25 February 1898 at Wayne County, Michigan. Aged 27 4/12 years, blue eyes, dark brown hair light complexion. Musician. 5'4 3/4" Date of last service was 25 November 1897. Discharged 10 April 1899, at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Disability.  Private excellent record.
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Guy H. Clover enlisted 24 March 1898, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Aged 22 11/12, born Mitchell County, Kansas. laborer, blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5'10 3/4" H Co 20th Inf. Discharged 26 December 1898, at Ft. Crook, Nebraska, Private, disabled. Very good record.
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William H. Clover enlisted 18 February 1904 at Los Angeles, California. Aged 21 1/2, born Wilmington, North Carolina. Laborer, blue eyes, dark brown hair, fair, 5'4" D Co 13 Cav. Discharged 17 February 1907, Ft. Riley, Kansas by expiration of service. Also some illegible abbreviations. 
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Herbert Clover Enlisted 14 December 1907 at Ft. Logan, Colorado. Aged 21 11/12. born Wichita, Kansas, fireman. Blue eyes, light brown hair, fair complexion, 5'9 1/2" Cavalry. Discharged 21 December 1910 at Ft. McDowell, California, expiration of service.  Private good service ??? retained.
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Louis E. Clover enlisted 12 March 1912. at Ft. ???, New York. Aged 18 4/12 born Morris Plains, New Jersey. Musician, brown eyes, dark brown hair, dark complexion. Honorably discharged 11 March 1915.
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Samuel Clover enlisted 14 November 1907 aged 21 3/12, born Kiev, Russia. Machinist, Discharged 13 November 1910. Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Expiration of service.
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Hermann Clover enlisted 21 April 1899 at Sandusky, Ohio. Aged 24 3/12, born Stolp, Germany. Discharged 20 April 1902, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, expiration of service.
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1895 Ohio
Name: Solomon Clover
Regiment: G
Rank: Private
Months Served: 7
Birth Place: Ohio
Age: 41
Disability: disease eyes
Place of Admittance: Ohio
Status: Central Branch dropped 14 Dec 1894

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Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-99
Thomas H Clover     Private     Columbus     22
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Panama Canal Zone, Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Records, 1906-1991
Jamison Clover     1930     Female     Panama     9 May 1975     Panama

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Haulsee, W.M., compiler, Soldiers of the Great War. Vol. II, (Washington, D.C.:Soldiers Record, 1920), 119.
George M. Clover of Harris, Minnesota. [Note: Harris is in Chisago County, Minnesota.]

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Missouri State Archives Soldiers Database: War of 1812 to World War I
This database is online at http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/
There are more details about the veteran's service on the site.

CLOVER, AUGUST VERNON World War I Navy   
CLOVER, CHARLES CARL World War I Navy   
CLOVER, CHARLES M. World War I Army/Marine   
CLOVER, FRANK M. Spanish-American War 6th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Lt. Bty A  
CLOVER, GEORGE A. World War I Army/Marine   
CLOVER, H. A. Civil War 8th Regiment E.M.M. D  
CLOVER, JOHN O. World War I Army/Marine   
CLOVER, RICHARD  Civil War 56th Regiment USCT Infantry K  
CLOVER, TOM World War I Navy   
CLOVER, WILLIE A. World War I Army/Marine   
CLOVERS, WILEY A. Civil War Hunter's Regiment Cavalry Volunteers CSA   

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WWI

http://www.emissourian.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19896365&BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=668401&rfi=6?fi_Search=Search
Written by Terry O. Wilson and Researched by Ben and Barbara Brown and Terry O. Wilson
08/06/2008
        After trying to remain neutral, the United States entered the war on April 6, 1917, because of submarine attacks on our commercial shipping vessels. The war unofficially ended November 11, 1918, but a state of war existed until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.

        156,000 soldiers served in World War I from Missouri. Most veterans from this area served in the Army representing the 89th Infantry Division or the 35th Infantry Division as well as other Army Naval and Marine units.

The Veterans Hall of Honor was created to honor those veterans associated with Franklin County. To be included in the hall, a veteran must have an honorable discharge, been born or raised in Franklin County, buried in Franklin County or lived in Franklin County for at least 10 years.

Veterans that we have been able to document their service in World War I are:
Clover, George A.
Clover, Thomas

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Survivors at Pearl Harbor
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/pearl/survivors.htm
    On the USS West Virginia
“...that the Captain had ordered "Abandon Ship!" I made sure that my turret was evacuated, then remember hitting the water from the forecastle. I tried to swim but was too weak. Clover, E. F., G.M. 2 c [Gunner’s Mate, Second Class], and Hitcher, H.C., Sea. 1c [Seaman, First Class], of my division held me up and dumped me into a life raft. The next I definitely remember I was on Ford Island at the dispensary.”

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List of Mothers and Widows of American Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to War Cemeteries in Europe, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1930).
Mrs Mabel Hitt Clover, 220-224 O T Johnson Bldg, Los Angeles, California.  She was mother of deceased, Greayer Clover, 2nd Lt, Hq Det 2d Av Instr Ctr, interred St. Miluel Cemetery.  Mrs. Clover desires pilgramage.  [Note: Greayer Clover was the son of Samuel Travers Clover and Mabel Hitt.  Greayer died in WWI.]  

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This is from the CD available at all FHCs which includes all soldiers who died during the Korean War and Vietnam.  I do not know the lineage of some of these men.  If you do, please let me know. Note endnotes in ( ) for added material.


CPL William Frank Clover Jr, US Army, born 27 March 1945, died 12 May 1967, helicopter crew member, died in crash at sea offshore of Military Region 1 in South Vietnam.  His home of record was Fort Wayne, Indiana. (1) His tombstone is in Hillcrest Cemetery, Washington Twp, Kosciusko County, Indiana.(2)
Note: William7 Frank Clover, Jr(William6 Frank, Albert5, William4, Jacob3, Henry2, Philip1 of Berkeley County, Virginia)

SGT Lionel Timothy Clover, US Army Reserve, B: 10 Jan 1947, D: 22 May 1968,  died in hostile action at Tay Ninh, Republic of South Vietnam.  His home of record was College Park, MD. He was married at the time of his death.(3) 


Lawrence Clover, born 1912, killed in action 5 September 1950, Korea.  He was listed as a Corporal in the Infantry in the US Army Reserve. His home of record was Pembina, North Dakota.  Service # 37285915.

Melvin Elijah Clover born 14 October 1925, Died 31 December 1953.  He was listed as a First Lieutenant in the US Air Force.  His home of record was St Louis, Missouri.  Service # A01858509.He was the pilot of a fixed wing aircraft.  He died while missing after the crash of his aircraft. (4) First Lieutenant Clover was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing. On October 14, 1952, while on a combat mission, his engine flamed out and the aircraft crashed and demolished. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. First Lieutenant Clover was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. (5)

(1) Vietnam Casualties Database, http://rrd.Everton.com/vietnam_mem.htm
(2) Lester H Binnie, Kosciusko County, Indiana Cemetery Records, Vol IV, Tippecanoe & Washington Townships, (Privately Published, 1977), 43.
(3) Vietnam Casualties Database, http://rrd.Everton.com/vietnam_mem.htm
(4) U.S. Military Index: U. S. military personnel who died in Korea and Vietnam, 1950-1975. (At all FHC’s.)   
(5) Korean Veterans Honor Roll

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[He was the son of the Reverand Lewis Peter Clover]
Article is from www.wikipedia.org
Rear Admiral Richardson Clover (July 11, 1846 - October 14, 1919) was an officer of the United States Navy.
        Born in Hagerstown, MD, he entered the United States Naval Academy in July 1863 and graduated in 1867. He had a varied career in the service including being in command of the Coast and Geodetic steamer Patterson, which made surveys in southeastern Alaska in 1885 to 1886. Years later, he was appointed Chief Intelligence Officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence from November 1897 to May 1898 and then again from October 1898 to February 1900.
        While on his first term as Chief Intelligence Officer, then-Cmdr. Clover was also member of the War and Strategy Board established by the Secretary of the Navy John D. Long to provide him with operational and strategic advice. One of the members of that board was Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. However, when the Spanish-American War broke out, Clover left his position to take active combat position as commanding officer of the gunboat USS Bancroft from May to September 1898.
        After his stint on the Bancroft Clover resumed his duties as Chief Intelligence Officer until February 1900, then was reassigned as the Naval Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in London from April 1900 to June 1903, during which he was promoted to captain on April 11, 1902. After a short hiatus at home he became the commanding officer of the USS Wisconsin from January 1904 to December 1905, while almost the same time becoming the Chief-of-Staff of the US Asiatic Fleet. Then after a one-year hiatus he became a member, then the president of the Board of Inspection and Survey from February 1907 to July 1908, during which he was promoted to rear admiral. He retired on July 11, 1908.
        Clover was married to the former Mary Eudora Miller, who was the daughter of Senator John F. Miller from California. His daughter, Beatrice Miller Clover, married to Gen. Thomas Holcomb, who served as Commandant of the United States Marine Corps during the early part of World War II.
        He died in Wyoming while on route from San Francisco, CA to Washington, DC. He is buried with his wife in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Lionel T. Clover, born 1947, died in the Republic of Vietnam, Sergeant
Infant Clover, female, born 12 September 1974, died West Germany

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97th Signal Battalion
Central Army Group
U.S. Army in Germany from 1945 to 1989
  (Source: STARS & STRIPES, April 1, 1968) 
The Aviation Detachment, 97th Sig Bn with 46 men (eight of them are pilots) is commanded by Maj Leo M. Clover.
The unit flies an average of four flights each day for the Seventh Army Communications Command using three H-34 Choctaws, three U-6A Beavers and two O-1A Bird Dogs. Most of the missions is to and from the remote signal sites of the command.

 

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