Mark W. Clark
Mark Wayne Clark was a United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Background
- Born in
- Sackets Harbor
- Educated at
- United States Military AcademyUnited States Army War CollegeUnited States Army Command and General Staff CollegeRacine College
- Awards
- 🏆 Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown🏆 Legionnaire of Legion of Merit🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus🏆 Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion🏆 Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I consider the South Koreans one of our greatest allies, a people who know communism and hate it and are not afraid to die fighting it."
"A soldier's life in combat is an endless series of decisions that mean success or failure, and perhaps life or death for himself or his comrades. The rifleman crawling through the rubble of a bombed-o…"
"This book is dedicated to the men and women of many nationalities who fought and died serving with the Fifth Army and the 15th Army Group, in Italy. Never did a commander have more to be proud of than…"
"Korea was my first experience of fighting a shooting war and a conference table war at the same time. But I had two years of head-knocking with the Russians to teach me what it is that the Communists …"
"But the foundation of ROK military power was the South Korean infantryman, courageous, tireless, hungry for the knowledge that would give him more power as a fighting man, disciplined and willing to d…"
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1896
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Birth1984
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