Mrs. Bloemendaal a local resident of Ruurlo heard the news of an allied airman killed in the crash of LK-801 near her home, Mrs. Bloemendaal took it upon herself to obtain permission from the Germans to bury Clarence. She had also lost her son earlier in the war.

An excerpt from a letter mid 1940's

Overwhelmed with compassion she vowed to maintain Clarence`s grave, In a letter to my grandmother (Agnes) she writes…

"…We care for the grave of love for your son and for our son. We think so often of our boy and he has nobody who can care for him. Your boy is also far from home, yet he has a father and mother close to him…"

Courtesy- Gerry Takken-Bloemendaal