Thomas W. Clarke

I was born in Virginia in 1924 and moved to Baltimore,Maryland at the age of 3.Proceeded thru the Public School System,graduated in Feb 1943 and went into the Army in April 1943. Attended Clark University in Army Specialized Training Program. Joined The 26th Yankee Division in March 1944 and served in Europe under General Patton's Third Army for 210 days as a Heavy Machine Gun Sergeant.Was wounded and hospitalized for 26 days, returned to Battle of the Bulge and then in combat until the end of the war in Czechoslovakia. Returned to College,became an Elder in the Presbyterian Church,a Mason and Shriner,A Lion,Senior Golf Champion in Golf,and a member of the Yankee Division Veterans Association. Am now a member of The Patton Foundation in the USA. My nick name is Wally and will be 86 years old in November.