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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Robert William
Date of birth
29 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-1056060
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 20 24

Immediate family

Members
William R. Clark (father)
Anne (Millvalle) Clark (mother)
Vincent S. Clark (brother)
R. Lawrence Clark (brother)
Marguerite Clark (sister)
Ruth L. (Winterhalter) Clark (wife)
Frederick W. Clark (son)

More information

1st Lt Robert W. Clark enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 7 October 1942 and had been overseas seven months. Before entering the Army he worked in the metallurgical department for the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. He held the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds received in action in November and January.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Source of Photo: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press