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Clarence Grant was born in 1931 in Garden City, Kansas to Clarence S. and Marjorie Nail. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepmother Helen, and son Robert. Grant is survived by his brother, Gary Sally; wife Norma; children Jeanne Reza, Ellen Alan, Stephen Blanche, Anne, Teresa Paul, Catherine, Lisa, John Esther; grandchildren Kyle, Westen, Nathaniel, Sarah, Kurosh, Surosh, Caitlyn, Edward, Jason, Joshua; and great-grandchildren Jackson, Maybrie, Joey, Nathan, and Aoloni. Events during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression forced them to California in 1936. Grant attended Paso Robles High School where he played varsity football; participated in track, band, and choir; and was class president. Grant dedicated years of his youth in the Boy Scouts, and joined the National Guard in 1948. In 1952 he was with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea and earned his CIB. In 1953, he was stationed at The Presidio of San Francisco with the Sixth Army Honor Guard Company, was part of the Drill Team, and Presidio Pistol Team. Later, he was sent to Nevada to be present at the Upshot-Knothole series atomic test detonation. In 1955, he returned to Korea with the 24th Infantry Division. In 1958, Grant was stationed in Budigen, Germany, where he shot the high score in the Rapid Fire Match at the USAREUR Rifle and Pistol Championship Match at Grafenwohr. In 1965 he was assigned to the 316th MI Detachment for Strike Command at Ft. Sam Houston, and shortly after received orders to return to Korea for the third time with the 7th MI Detachment, 7th Infantry Division, where he had contacts with the 1st and 8th R.O.K. Divisions, Korean CIA, and Korean Counter Agent Patrols. He spent more time at the Presidio with the 113th Military Intelligence Group, in Germany, and with 112th M.I. Group at Ft. Sam before one last assignment to Vietnam. Grant retired from the Army in 1975, received his degree in Legal Assisting in 1977, and started a new career at Soules & McCamish. He worked with several extremely talented people and worked on interesting cases. Grant and Norma, his wife of 60 years, shared adventurous spirits and traveled throughout Europe, the Mediterranean, the Far East, Australia, Poland, and Antarctica. When Pope John Paul II visited San Antonio in 1987, Grant served as usher at mass. He enjoyed woodworking, model trains, making rosaries for hospital patients, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, and serving as Christ's example in the St. Vincent De Paul. Services include rosary on May 26, 2015, at 11:00 AM, followed by a funeral mass at 12:00 PM, at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment to follow at 1:30 at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. PiusX DePaul Society. You may view and sign the guestbook at www.missionparks.com.

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Clarence Grant Nail

October 23, 1931 - May 13, 2015