World War II Honoree

William Stanley Clarke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Jayne Clarke, Janet Clarke Sahawneh, Evelyn McCarty & Joyce Papciak

Relationship

Nieces

AFTER ENLISTMENT INTO THE U.S. NAVY WAS PUT ON HOLD BY HIS EMPLOYER, WAS INDUCTED ON JUNE 29, 1943 INTO THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED AS TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE IN C BATTERY, 131ST ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION. ARRIVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER ON JULY 31, 1944 AND WAS INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGNS IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE THROUGH JANUARY 23, 1946. WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 6, 1946. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.