Wallace Claude Clarke
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
CLARKE, Wallace Claude
Wallace Claude Clarke was born on September 28th 1918 to Wallace George & Edna "Pearl" M. [Stout] Clarke in Duluth, Minnesota. The family moved to Kelly Lake, Minnesota near Hibbing. Before enlisting in the service, he married Kathryn Angela [Kolanczyk] on August 2nd 1941.
Mr. Clarke was inducted into the Army on September 2nd 1942. He was assigned Headquarters Battery, 533rd Anti-Aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion, serving in Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno in Italy; the Rhineland and Central Europe. He rose to the rank of Coproral (CPL)
CPL Clarke earned the following merits for his service:
- Good Conduct Medal,
- European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with 4 bronze battle stars, -and-
- Five overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged on October 12th 1945.
After the war, he returned home to his wife and they started a family. Mr. Clarke died on March 29th 1970 in Hibbing at 51 years of age. He is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 58.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
Wallace Claude Clarke (1918-1970) - Find a Grave Memorial
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 - Ancestry.com
