Chief of Police, Carmel, California. Clyde was the son of Charles (or Karl) and Alice E. (Dawson) Klaumann.
His siblings were: Alice, born in 1899; Grace, born in 1901; Virgil, born in 1903; Everett, born in 1906 and Ursula, born in 1910.
In 1930, just out of high school, Clyde went to work as a grocery clerk. In 1934 he married Ruth (Benadom). Their union produced Clyde P., born in 1939 and Betty Gaye (later Odermatt). On July 8, 1936 he became a City of Monterey Policeman.
During WWII, Clyde served with the US Navy as a Shore Patrolman, returning to the Monterey Police Department in 1946. Later that year, Clyde graduated from the 33rd Session of the FBI National Academy and was promoted to Lieutenant when he returned to Monterey.
An article in the May, 1948 Nevada State Journal (Reno), mentions that Lieutenant Clyde Klaumann, of the Monterey Police Department, took second place in an FBI shooting competition. His marksmanship would again be proven years later.
In 1950, Clyde was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Carmel-by-the-sea. J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, had offered him a position at the FBI, but Carmel had asked first. The highway of life is fraught with decisions about which fork in the road to take.
Most law enforcement officers never shoot someone during their career, let alone a hit bandit in the leg. Clyde did. In September 1961, J.D. Moyer robbed the Carmel Savings and Loan Association at gunpoint.
Clyde pursued the suspect and fired his pistol at the fleeing felon, hitting him in the leg. After a brief foot chase, Clyde finally located Moyer hiding in the bushes and made the arrest!
Clyde was a well known and widely respected member of the greater Carmel community. He devoted his life in protecting the weak, the vulnerable and the helpless. He also assisted those that preyed on others, into finding suitable accommodation at the nearest Cross-Bar Hotel.
He remained as the Chief for many years, before retiring on January 15, 1976.
His siblings were: Alice, born in 1899; Grace, born in 1901; Virgil, born in 1903; Everett, born in 1906 and Ursula, born in 1910.
In 1930, just out of high school, Clyde went to work as a grocery clerk. In 1934 he married Ruth (Benadom). Their union produced Clyde P., born in 1939 and Betty Gaye (later Odermatt). On July 8, 1936 he became a City of Monterey Policeman.
During WWII, Clyde served with the US Navy as a Shore Patrolman, returning to the Monterey Police Department in 1946. Later that year, Clyde graduated from the 33rd Session of the FBI National Academy and was promoted to Lieutenant when he returned to Monterey.
An article in the May, 1948 Nevada State Journal (Reno), mentions that Lieutenant Clyde Klaumann, of the Monterey Police Department, took second place in an FBI shooting competition. His marksmanship would again be proven years later.
In 1950, Clyde was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Carmel-by-the-sea. J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, had offered him a position at the FBI, but Carmel had asked first. The highway of life is fraught with decisions about which fork in the road to take.
Most law enforcement officers never shoot someone during their career, let alone a hit bandit in the leg. Clyde did. In September 1961, J.D. Moyer robbed the Carmel Savings and Loan Association at gunpoint.
Clyde pursued the suspect and fired his pistol at the fleeing felon, hitting him in the leg. After a brief foot chase, Clyde finally located Moyer hiding in the bushes and made the arrest!
Clyde was a well known and widely respected member of the greater Carmel community. He devoted his life in protecting the weak, the vulnerable and the helpless. He also assisted those that preyed on others, into finding suitable accommodation at the nearest Cross-Bar Hotel.
He remained as the Chief for many years, before retiring on January 15, 1976.
Chief of Police, Carmel, California. Clyde was the son of Charles (or Karl) and Alice E. (Dawson) Klaumann.
His siblings were: Alice, born in 1899; Grace, born in 1901; Virgil, born in 1903; Everett, born in 1906 and Ursula, born in 1910.
In 1930, just out of high school, Clyde went to work as a grocery clerk. In 1934 he married Ruth (Benadom). Their union produced Clyde P., born in 1939 and Betty Gaye (later Odermatt). On July 8, 1936 he became a City of Monterey Policeman.
During WWII, Clyde served with the US Navy as a Shore Patrolman, returning to the Monterey Police Department in 1946. Later that year, Clyde graduated from the 33rd Session of the FBI National Academy and was promoted to Lieutenant when he returned to Monterey.
An article in the May, 1948 Nevada State Journal (Reno), mentions that Lieutenant Clyde Klaumann, of the Monterey Police Department, took second place in an FBI shooting competition. His marksmanship would again be proven years later.
In 1950, Clyde was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Carmel-by-the-sea. J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, had offered him a position at the FBI, but Carmel had asked first. The highway of life is fraught with decisions about which fork in the road to take.
Most law enforcement officers never shoot someone during their career, let alone a hit bandit in the leg. Clyde did. In September 1961, J.D. Moyer robbed the Carmel Savings and Loan Association at gunpoint.
Clyde pursued the suspect and fired his pistol at the fleeing felon, hitting him in the leg. After a brief foot chase, Clyde finally located Moyer hiding in the bushes and made the arrest!
Clyde was a well known and widely respected member of the greater Carmel community. He devoted his life in protecting the weak, the vulnerable and the helpless. He also assisted those that preyed on others, into finding suitable accommodation at the nearest Cross-Bar Hotel.
He remained as the Chief for many years, before retiring on January 15, 1976.
His siblings were: Alice, born in 1899; Grace, born in 1901; Virgil, born in 1903; Everett, born in 1906 and Ursula, born in 1910.
In 1930, just out of high school, Clyde went to work as a grocery clerk. In 1934 he married Ruth (Benadom). Their union produced Clyde P., born in 1939 and Betty Gaye (later Odermatt). On July 8, 1936 he became a City of Monterey Policeman.
During WWII, Clyde served with the US Navy as a Shore Patrolman, returning to the Monterey Police Department in 1946. Later that year, Clyde graduated from the 33rd Session of the FBI National Academy and was promoted to Lieutenant when he returned to Monterey.
An article in the May, 1948 Nevada State Journal (Reno), mentions that Lieutenant Clyde Klaumann, of the Monterey Police Department, took second place in an FBI shooting competition. His marksmanship would again be proven years later.
In 1950, Clyde was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Carmel-by-the-sea. J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, had offered him a position at the FBI, but Carmel had asked first. The highway of life is fraught with decisions about which fork in the road to take.
Most law enforcement officers never shoot someone during their career, let alone a hit bandit in the leg. Clyde did. In September 1961, J.D. Moyer robbed the Carmel Savings and Loan Association at gunpoint.
Clyde pursued the suspect and fired his pistol at the fleeing felon, hitting him in the leg. After a brief foot chase, Clyde finally located Moyer hiding in the bushes and made the arrest!
Clyde was a well known and widely respected member of the greater Carmel community. He devoted his life in protecting the weak, the vulnerable and the helpless. He also assisted those that preyed on others, into finding suitable accommodation at the nearest Cross-Bar Hotel.
He remained as the Chief for many years, before retiring on January 15, 1976.
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