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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph J. Clerk

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chelsea, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN BOTH THE PACIFIC THEATER AND EUROPEAN THEATER. A PIONEER IN NAVAL AVIATION. SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST THE GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN 1942. LATER, PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SICILY.