World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Roger Clark
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Springfield, Ohio
Honored By
Roberta A. Clark-Trell
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS DRAFTED ON OCTOBER 24, 1942 AND SERVED IN THE 83RD INFANTRY AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE 75TH INFANTRY AT FORT LEONARD WOOD IN MISSOURI. HE SERVED AS A PLATOON SERGEANT, TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH THE 24TH DIVISION, COMPANY C, 19TH INFANTRY. HE SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN AND WAS AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY RIBBON. HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN NOVEMBER 1946.