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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Owen R. Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMISSIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT AND AWARDED PILOT WINGS AT BROOKS FIELD, TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER 1942. STATIONED AT MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. SHIPPED OVERSEAS MAY 1943. SERVED AS A PILOT OF P-38 LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT. ASSIGNED TO 525TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 86TH FIGHTER GROUP. INITIALLY LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION ON JANUARY 8, 1944 IN THE ITALIAN THEATER. LATER LISTED AS KILLED IN ACTION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.