Alan Bruce Clachrie and his twin brother, Charles Clifton Clachrie, were born January 24, 1928, in the family home at 98 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut, children of William McLeod Clachrie Sr. and Annie Lydia North. Alan was nicknamed "Grunt" by his oldest brother, William Jr. (William Jr. nicknamed the twins Grunt and Groan.) Grunt was the first in the Clachrie family to fly in an airplane, serving in the US Army Air Force during World War Two. Grunt was occupied as an electrical and electronics technician. Grunt married Phyllis Host (herself a twin with sister Patricia, a case of a twin marrying a twin), August 5, 1950 and they had two children, Stephen and Linda. Grunt was co-owner with his twin brother Charles, of the Greenhaven Marina in Lower Pawcatuck, Connecticut for many years. Grunt suffered a heart attack, November 15, 1987, and died November 28, 1987 at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alan Bruce Clachrie and his twin brother, Charles Clifton Clachrie, were born January 24, 1928, in the family home at 98 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut, children of William McLeod Clachrie Sr. and Annie Lydia North. Alan was nicknamed "Grunt" by his oldest brother, William Jr. (William Jr. nicknamed the twins Grunt and Groan.) Grunt was the first in the Clachrie family to fly in an airplane, serving in the US Army Air Force during World War Two. Grunt was occupied as an electrical and electronics technician. Grunt married Phyllis Host (herself a twin with sister Patricia, a case of a twin marrying a twin), August 5, 1950 and they had two children, Stephen and Linda. Grunt was co-owner with his twin brother Charles, of the Greenhaven Marina in Lower Pawcatuck, Connecticut for many years. Grunt suffered a heart attack, November 15, 1987, and died November 28, 1987 at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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