William Bernice CLARK | |||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 34736752 | ||||||
| AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
24 january 1924 from Buena Vista Carroll County TENNESSEE | ||||||
| STATE | Carroll County TENNESSEE | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: William Clarence & Vadie Priscilla CLARK | ||||||
| RANK | PVT | ||||||
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 june 1943 Fort Oglethorpe GEORGIA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company H | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 116th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Omaha Beach | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | ||||||
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William was part of the first wave of assault where there was the largest concentration of enemy defenses.
Fatally injured by numerous mortar and machine-gun injuries.
In 2002 one of his dog tags were found on the beach of omaha beach may be where he had lost his life.
En 2007 cette dog tags est rendu à la famille.
 It is located at the National D Day Memorial in Bedford.
Her mother never accepted her death because she had no evidence, no body ......
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com - news.google.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |