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CLARK, Bernard W - Date of
birth
8 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20112601 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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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