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CLARK, Walter S - Date of
birth
6 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20113477 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 April 1945 - Place of
death
Barleben, North of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur W. Clark (father)
Emma J. (Noseworthy) Clark (mother)
More information
Sgt Walter S. Clark was a chauffeur before he joined the National Guard in Brockton, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.Sgt Clark was wounded on 17 April when the tank destroyer of which he was an occupant was struck by an enemy Panzerfaust. He died two days later. Two other crew members, Cpl David Paiz, who is also buried at Margraten, and Pfc Gilbert Borel, who is remembered at the Walls of the Missing, were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet