World War II Honoree

Ben Leroy Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Renfrow, Oklahoma

Honored By

American Legion

Relationship

Friends

GUNNER'S MATE FIRST CLASS. ATTENDED GUNNER'S MATE SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING STATIONS AND VESSELS: NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; AVIATION AIR TRAINING CENTER, PACIFIC BEACH, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; USS WATTS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE SERVICE STARS. SERVED FROM JULY 22, 1943 TO MARCH 12, 1946.