World War II Honoree

Howard L. Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wickliffe, Ohio

Honored By

Miss Susan D. Clark

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS A ARMY PRIVATE LANDED 3 DAYS AFTER D-DAY IN NORMANDY, WOUNDED SHORTLY AFTER AND RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART. FOUGHT IN BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE, AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WITH THE 83RD DIVISION. THE 83RD WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DIVISIONS TO CROSS THE RHINE RIVER INTO GERMANY. HIS REGIMENT REACHED BERLIN AND THE ELBE RIVER.