Rudolph Fulton Klarer
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: Army
UT Major/Affiliation: Business Adm. - 1940-1943
Hometown: Louisville, KY
- March 9, 1923 – Jan. 6, 1945
- From Louisville, KY
- Business Adm. – 1940-1943
- UT Football Player
- Lt.- Army
- Co E, 180th Inf Reg, 45th Inf Div., 7th Army. KIA at Alsace, France. Posthumous Silver Star. UT Football player.
- Cavalry Cemetery in Louisville, KY
Rudolph Fulton Klarer (March 9, 1923 – Jan. 6, 1945) was born in Louisville, KY. He attended the University of Tennessee from 1940 to 1943. He was a UT Football Player and is remembered for his sacrifice at Neyland Stadium along with Bill Nowling, Willis Tucker, and Clyde Fuson. He enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a Lieutenant. He was deployed as the commanding officer of E Company in the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, as part of the 7th Army. After fighting in Sicily and Italy, the 45th Infantry was assigned to assault the Maginot and Siegfried Lines in France in the Fall of 1944. Lt. Klarer was killed in action on January 6, 1945, during their assault on the Siegfried Line. He was awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his service. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Louisville, KY.
