PFC Riley Edward Clark (1914-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial

PFC Riley Edward Clark Veteran

Birth

18 Feb 1914

Saint Paul, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Death

7 Apr 1945 (aged 31)

Leipzig, Stadtkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Burial

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

Plot

C, 237

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PFC. Clark, Riley Edward

Service number: 35479489

Age: 31

Born: February 18, 1914, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Hometown: Sint Paul, Kentucky

Family:

Atha Bernard Clark (father)

Sarah Ellen ( nee Milliner) Clark (mother)

Joseph Cletus Clark (brother)

Rank: Private First Class

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: A

Date of death: April 7, 1945

Status: Died as a Prisoner of War

Place of death: Leipzig, Germany

Spot: Stalag IV B

Awards:

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

Grave number: Plot C - 237

Cemetery:

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Date of enlistment: May 13, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky

Other information: Last known duty was near Saint-Vith, Belgium. Remains returned from Neuville-En Condrez - Liege, Belgium

Interred: at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 13 Jan 1950.

PFC. Clark, Riley Edward

Service number: 35479489

Age: 31

Born: February 18, 1914, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Hometown: Sint Paul, Kentucky

Family:

Atha Bernard Clark (father)

Sarah Ellen ( nee Milliner) Clark (mother)

Joseph Cletus Clark (brother)

Rank: Private First Class

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: A

Date of death: April 7, 1945

Status: Died as a Prisoner of War

Place of death: Leipzig, Germany

Spot: Stalag IV B

Awards:

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

Grave number: Plot C - 237

Cemetery:

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Date of enlistment: May 13, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky

Other information: Last known duty was near Saint-Vith, Belgium. Remains returned from Neuville-En Condrez - Liege, Belgium

Interred: at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 13 Jan 1950.

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Joseph Cletus Clark

1915–1987

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