World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Dale Clarke, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Caledonia, Missouri
Honored By
Richard Dale Clarke, Jr.
Relationship
Son
STAFF SERGEANT. DRAFTED IN 1942. OVERSAW THE OPERATIONS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS IN THE JUNGLES OF IWO JIMA. SERVED WITH THE GROUP THAT RETOOK THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA. ALSO SPENT TIME IN OAHU, HAWAII; SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL, PALAU, ANGUAR, ULITHI, GUAM, SAIPAN, BONIN ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN MANDATES.