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Gilbert Clark
First Name:
Gilbert
Middle Name:
Walker
Last Name:
Clark
Date of Birth:
9/10/1917
Birthplace:
High Point, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial marker in Ardennes, France.
Age at Death: 27
Image Source: The Charlotte News 1-29-1946
Personal Details
Education Details:
High Point City Schools, High Point, NC, High Point College, North Carolina State College
Biographical Notes:
Southern Oil Co., Tomlinson's
Family Details:
Bessie Gold Clark - 115 Battle Lane Chapel Hill NC Gilbert Walker (deceased) - James Jefferson Clark - Columbia University New York City, NY Julia Clark Armstrong - 152 Iriquois Rd. Lexington, KY Ruth Clark Wallace - 1328 E. Boulevard Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Military Unit:
367th Bomb Sq. 306th Bomber 8th Army Air Force
KIA Date:
2/3/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
near Berlin, Germany
Military Details:
Atlantaic City, NJ, Bambridge, GA, Kessler Field, Mississippi, Meadville, PA, Moody Field, Valdosta, GA, Nashville, TN, Ocala, FL, England
Awards:
Air Medal, One Oak Leaf Cluster - For Meritorious achievement while participating in sustained bomber combat operations over Germany and German occupied countries. The courage, coolness and skill displayed by this officer upon these occasions reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States. Authority: G O No 605, 1st Bomb Division, AAF 306 Bmb G.(H) 2nd ? - 12/9/1944 Presidential Citation, Purple Heart, The Junior Chamber of Commerce in High Point established a memorial fund. This scholarship paid for a High Point boy to go to High Point College.:
Source:
Newsprint, death index and family information