World War II Honoree

Francis Gale Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MAY 26, 1942 AT SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ATTENDED 8 WEEK DIESEL SCHOOL AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NAVY PIER, ILLINOIS AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO AND SERVING ABOARD THE LANDING SHIP TANK USS LST 336 IN THE NORTH AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATIONS. ALSO STATIONED AT US NAVY ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS BASE, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, ENGLAND; ADVANCED BASE ASSEMBLY AND TRAINING UNIT, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA; INSPECTOR OF NAVAL MATERIAL, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND THE IN SERVICE CRAFT USS YQ-219, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A MOTOR MACHINIST’S MATE SECOND CLASS ON JANUARY 6, 1946 AT NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZED BY 1999 CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.