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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Emmett Patrick
Date of birth
3 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
East Huntington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Tidioute, Warren County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20311635
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Stavelot, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 10 20

Immediate family

Members
Emmett P. Clark (father)
Winifred A. (Cafferty) Clark (mother)
John J. Clark (brother)
Robert T. Clark (brother)
Winifred R. Clark (sister)

More information

Sgt Emmett P. Clark was a sales clerk.

He joined the National Guard in Warren, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941. He had been overseas since October 1943.

Two brothers were also in service, Pfc John J. Clark and Pvt Robert T. Clark.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 10 February 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 20 June 1948.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - New Castle News 3 February 1945 / Lange Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com