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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Wilson Joseph
Date of birth
11 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Tannersville, Greene County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-2005501
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Forward Observer
Unit
391st Armored Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Butzbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 14 25

Immediate family

Members
Joseph R. Clark (father)
Kathleen M. (Molloy) Clark (mother)
Rita L. Clark (sister)
Francis H. Clark (brother)
Helen E. Clark (sister)

More information

Lt. Wilson J. Clark was employed as a plate finisher in a typewriter company.

He was killed by a sniper.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Elizabeth Molloy / 1940 Census / wfbrereton

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - wfbrereton