World War II Honoree

Christopher Jackson Clark, II

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

HE FIRST SERVED AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE IN THE SCHOOL'S PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND NAVAL AVIATION PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENT PROGRAMS. HE GAVE INITIAL PILOT TRAINING TO MORE THAN 100 PILOTS WHO SERVED IN THE PACIFIC. IN 1943 HE MOVED TO AKRON, OHIO AS A TEST PILOT FOR VOUGHT CORSAIR F4U NAVY FIGHTERS. IN 1944 HE JOINED TWA AS A PILOT-NAVIGATOR FLYING DOUGLAS C-54 AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE FOR THE ARMY AIR FORCES. IN 1945 HE WAS CHECKED OUT ON THE SUPER CONSTELLATION AND CONTINUED SUPPORTING THE MILITARY IN EUROPE.