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Reginald J. CLARK Jr
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Source : Frogman | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33463553 | ||||||
| AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13 Octobre 1924 Luzerne, Luzerne County, PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
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Parents : Reginald Jarius & Margaret Kleban CLARK Siblings : Roscoe John, Marguerite Dorothy & Evelyn Marie | ||||||
| RANK | Corporal | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry Man | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled garage laborers and car washers and greasers |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 17 February 1943 Wilkes Barre PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 262nd Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| GROUP | 66th Infantry Division "Black Panther Division" | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 December 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | in the English Channel, off Cherbourg | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Hunter |
Source : Hunter |
Source : Andrew | |||||
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Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Leopoldville.org - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Time To Go Home |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |