b. 16/05/1875 San Francisco, California. d. 09/09/1951 San Francisco, California.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 21/07/1905 San Diego, California.
Clausey was born May 16, 1875 in San Francisco, California and joined the navy where he was stationed aboard the USS Bennington (PG-4) as a chief gunner’s mate. On July 21, 1905 one of the USS Bennington’s boilers exploded while it was in San Diego, California. For his actions he received the Medal on January 5, 1906.
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
BURIAL LOCATION: GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
SECTION C, GRAVE 121-B
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
