Oliver
Columbus
"Buddy"
Clark
Jr.
Born in Covington County, Alabama
Ancestors 
Child of Oliver Columbus Clark
and Mary Elizabeth W. (Wright) Clark
Sibling of
Myrtice Mary (Clark) Hassell, Jewell Edna (Clark) Whitten, John Wesley Clark and George Morgan Clark
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
in North Korea
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Biography
Good Hope Cemetery, Covington County, Alabama: Tombstone inscription: In memory of PFC O.C. CLARK Jr. RA 14 294 876 INF 21 NOV 1929-28 FEB 1951 died in a N. Korean prison camp.
The below info is posted on a Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Montgomery, County, Ohio. (by gravehunter on www.findagrave.com) Private First Class Clark was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 5, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on February 28, 1951. His remains were not recovered. He was known as "Buddy." He was from Straughn Schoolhouse Community in Andalusia,Alabama, per family.
Awarded Combat Infantryman's Badge, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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~0.78%
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