World War II Honoree

Richard Lloyd Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rock Creek, Ohio

Honored By

An Indebted American

ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE. ASSIGNED AS OFFICER OF THE DAY. DISCOVERED A FIRE ABOARD HIS SHIP, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON THAT SERVED AS AN ARMY TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP. DURING THIS TIME, THE SHIP WAS DOCKED IN BOSTON HARBOR AND HAD JUST BEEN REFUELED. DISCOVERING THE FIRE, HE ORDERED THE FIRE BRIGADE AND THE MASTER AT ARMS TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AND REPORT TO HIM IF THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. IF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO MANEUVER THE SHIP OUT OF THE PORT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WHICH SAVED THE SHIP, THOSE ON THE SHIP, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.