World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell L. Clark
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 3539TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A AIRPLANE MECHANIC-GUNNER IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR MEDAL WITH 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, AVIATION BADGE (GUNNER), ARMY AIR FORCE TECHNICIAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.