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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Jesse James
Date of birth
22 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Richland Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38525766
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 16 22

Immediate family

Members
James A. Clark (father)
Emma E. (Ramsey) Clark (mother)
Annie B. Clark (sister)
Ethel L. (Rawles) Clark (wife)

More information

Pfc Jesse J. Clark was killed while crossing the Rhine river.

He is remembered at Harris Cemetery in Swampers, Franklin Parish, Louisiana with a memorial marker.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Karen Klemm Pinkard