World War II Honoree

Arthur B. Clark, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Indianola, Mississippi

Honored By

Mrs. Arthur B. Clark

Relationship

Wife

Leader of Company E, 331st Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division during the Normandy landing, D-Day plus six. Involved in fierce fighting, captured and served as a prisoner of war during the St. Malo Campaign. Escaped and served in intelligence in England. Returned to combat and wounded receiving front line. Brain surgery, returned to U.S. and Northington General Hospital Tuscaloosa, Alabama.