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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Edward John
Date of birth
16 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36874399
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Würselen-Kohlscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 6 11

Immediate family

Members
Albert J. Clark (father)
Frieda (Hoffman) Clark (mother)
Bert H. J. Clark (brother)
Roy P. Clark (brother)
Robert J. Clark (brother)
Catherine (Sutinen) Clark (wife)

More information

Pfc Edward J. Clark enlisted on 11 August 1943.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 24 November 1944. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 19 January 1949.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, IDPF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives / ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Records, 1920 Census, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Karen Butler