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CLARK, Louis James - Date of
birth
1 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Athens, Henderson County, Texas -
Hometown
Athens, Henderson County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38642553 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lewis G. Clark (father)
Minnie M. (Baxley) Clark (mother)
Harvie Clark (brother)
Roy Clark (brother)
Pansy Clark (sister)
Clara Clark (sister)
Gracie Clark (sister)
Edith L. (Marshall) Clark (wife)
Jimmie L. Clark (daughter)
More information
Pfc Louis J. Clark attended high school for one year and was a welder.He enlisted in Tyler, Texas on 28 January 1944.
On 23 April 1947, a disinterring team of the U.S. Army discovered the unburied remains of Pvt Clark in a foxhole in a forest in Hürtgen, 100 yards southwest of the town. The remains were found by a local woodcutter.
The woods around the place of his death were destroyed by artillery. Therefore it is assumed that this might have been the cause of death.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Smith Family Tree / 1920 Census / IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Henderson County - Texas