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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Spurgeon William Clark, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Greensboro, Florida

Honored By

Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS NAVIGATOR ON A B-17 BASED IN ENGLAND. PLANE CRASH LANDED IN OCCUPIED HOLLAND; SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR IN A NAZI PRISON CAMP. WHEN THE RUSSIANS 'LIBERATED' THE CAMP, GERMAN GUARDS WERE REPLACED WITH RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. HE AND A GROUP OF OTHER OFFICERS THEN ESCAPED FROM THE PRISON AND MADE THEIR WAY TO PARIS BY V-E DAY.