PVT Franklin Earl Clark was born 16 Oct 1912 in Doniphan, Missouri. He was the youngest of the 3 sons born to Thaddeus Thomas Earl and Flora Mollie (Hicks) Clark. His father farmed to support his family and later became a clerk in the county court house. Frank, as it seems he was called, moved to Royal Oak, Michigan and went to work for Royal Oak Chevrolet Sales. He also married and he and his wife, Jesse Fern (Dalton), lived at 322 South Laurel in Royal Oak.
Franklin was drafted in October 1943. After his approximately 5-months of basic military training he was sent to England and assigned to support duties. PVT Clark was transferred from the replacement depot to A Company 116th Infantry on 28 Jun 1944. He fought with the unit through the bocage but was killed in action in the approach to Vire, France on 30 Jul 1944.
PVT Clark was repatriated in 1949 and re-interred in the Doniphan Oak Ridge Cemetery in Doniphan, Missouri.
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