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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Bernard W
Date of birth
8 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
20112601
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Alton W. Clark (father)
Mabel R. (Coffin) Clark (mother)
Irvin W. Clark (brother)
Gordon M. Clark (brother)
Norman F. Clark (brother)
Audrey Clark (sister)
Marilyn Clark (sister)
Harold Clark (brother)
Raymond Clark (brother)
Annette (Rideout) Clark (wife)
Roger Clark (son)

More information

T/5 Bernard W. Clark joined the National Guard in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.

On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com -
Jennifer Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com, Jennifer Morrow, Roger Clark