World War II Honoree

Albert P. Clark

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Antonio, Texas

Honored By

Rotary Club of Colorado Springs

Relationship

Rotary Club of which he was an honorary member

As a Lt. Col. of the 31st Fighter Group he was among the first American airmen captured by the Germans upon being shot down in France on July 26, 1942. He was a POW for 33 months, most in Stalag Luft III, where he had lead role in security and planning attempts to escape (one providing the basis for and made famous by the movie the "The Great Escape" involving escape by 96 POWs), as set forth in his memoir "33 Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III."