World War II Honoree

Earl R. Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hardyston Township, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

HE ENTERED SERVICE IN MAY 1943. DEPLOYING TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER, HE FOUGHT IN THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY. AFTER SUFFERING WOUNDS A WEEK LATER, HE REFUSED A DISCHARGE. HE FOUGHT THROUGHOUT THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN UNTIL HE WAS LOST ON AUGUST 8, 1944. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 116TH REGIMENT OF THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HELPED TO FREE MANY PEOPLE FROM OCCUPATION BY THE GERMANS.