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CLARK, Edward H - Date of
birth
29 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Windham, Cumberland County, Maine -
Hometown
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31399023 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Cannoneer -
Unit
B Company,
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division,
2nd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Flatzbourhof, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Edward C. Clark (father)
Marianne (Lampson) Clark (mother)
Violet Clark (sister)
Richard Clark (brother)
More information
Pvt Edward F. Clark enlisted in Portland, Maine on 2 October 1943.He joined the company as a replacement in October 1944.
Pvt Clark was part of Sgt John H. Parks' crew. Sgt Parks is also remembered at the Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg Cemetery.
After the battle, his company commander, Capt Jimmie Leach, searched Sgt Parks destroyed tank. A formal report later described the investigation: “Captain James H. Leach, commanding officer of Company B, inspected inside of the tank by flashlight but could see no bodies, but the tank was completely burned. Nothing but ashes remained inside the hull.”
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Bill Warnock, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten