1LT Thomas Clare of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, was killed in action during the Korean War leading a reconnaissance patrol west of Hill 300, north of Kyongju. He is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
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Born on February 16, 1915 in The Bronx, New York City, the tenth child and eighth son of John Edward Joseph Clare, Sr. and his wife Henrietta Celia Stow Clare.
Married Myrtle Pearl Hannula of Portland, Oregon on June 19, 1944, at Marysville, California.
Killed in Action September 12, 1950 near Kyongju, South Korea. He was at that time a member of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Tom Clare is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
Thomas Cyril Clare served honorably in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted in February 1942. In August of that year, he was selected for officer candidate school and in December 1942 was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, with Army serial number 01302272. He was assigned to Company L, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, United States Army, and served in that organization until he was demobilized in January 1946.
Thomas Cyril Clare was wounded in action at Peleliu Island (one of the Palau Islands in the Western Pacific) on September 27, 1944. He was hospitalized for a period of time, but was returned to active duty to re-join his regiment in time for the invasion of Leyte (Philippine Islands). He served throughout the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines. In September 1945, he went with his organization to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation and was assigned to the island of Hokkaido – the northernmost of the Japanese Islands.
Upon demobilization, he returned in January 1946 to Portland, Oregon, his wife's hometown, to pick up his civilian career. However, in 1947, he returned to active service in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant, intending to make his career in the service. He was selected for special training to become a transportation corps loading specialist, and attended the Transportation Officer School at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. From there, he was posted to Ft. Ord, California, where he was when the Korean War started, and from which place he was posted in July 1950 to join the 24th Infantry Division, then fighting in South Korea.
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Born on February 16, 1915 in The Bronx, New York City, the tenth child and eighth son of John Edward Joseph Clare, Sr. and his wife Henrietta Celia Stow Clare.
Married Myrtle Pearl Hannula of Portland, Oregon on June 19, 1944, at Marysville, California.
Killed in Action September 12, 1950 near Kyongju, South Korea. He was at that time a member of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Tom Clare is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
Thomas Cyril Clare served honorably in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted in February 1942. In August of that year, he was selected for officer candidate school and in December 1942 was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, with Army serial number 01302272. He was assigned to Company L, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, United States Army, and served in that organization until he was demobilized in January 1946.
Thomas Cyril Clare was wounded in action at Peleliu Island (one of the Palau Islands in the Western Pacific) on September 27, 1944. He was hospitalized for a period of time, but was returned to active duty to re-join his regiment in time for the invasion of Leyte (Philippine Islands). He served throughout the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines. In September 1945, he went with his organization to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation and was assigned to the island of Hokkaido – the northernmost of the Japanese Islands.
Upon demobilization, he returned in January 1946 to Portland, Oregon, his wife's hometown, to pick up his civilian career. However, in 1947, he returned to active service in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant, intending to make his career in the service. He was selected for special training to become a transportation corps loading specialist, and attended the Transportation Officer School at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. From there, he was posted to Ft. Ord, California, where he was when the Korean War started, and from which place he was posted in July 1950 to join the 24th Infantry Division, then fighting in South Korea.
1LT Thomas Clare of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, was killed in action during the Korean War leading a reconnaissance patrol west of Hill 300, north of Kyongju. He is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
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Born on February 16, 1915 in The Bronx, New York City, the tenth child and eighth son of John Edward Joseph Clare, Sr. and his wife Henrietta Celia Stow Clare.
Married Myrtle Pearl Hannula of Portland, Oregon on June 19, 1944, at Marysville, California.
Killed in Action September 12, 1950 near Kyongju, South Korea. He was at that time a member of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Tom Clare is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
Thomas Cyril Clare served honorably in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted in February 1942. In August of that year, he was selected for officer candidate school and in December 1942 was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, with Army serial number 01302272. He was assigned to Company L, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, United States Army, and served in that organization until he was demobilized in January 1946.
Thomas Cyril Clare was wounded in action at Peleliu Island (one of the Palau Islands in the Western Pacific) on September 27, 1944. He was hospitalized for a period of time, but was returned to active duty to re-join his regiment in time for the invasion of Leyte (Philippine Islands). He served throughout the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines. In September 1945, he went with his organization to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation and was assigned to the island of Hokkaido – the northernmost of the Japanese Islands.
Upon demobilization, he returned in January 1946 to Portland, Oregon, his wife's hometown, to pick up his civilian career. However, in 1947, he returned to active service in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant, intending to make his career in the service. He was selected for special training to become a transportation corps loading specialist, and attended the Transportation Officer School at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. From there, he was posted to Ft. Ord, California, where he was when the Korean War started, and from which place he was posted in July 1950 to join the 24th Infantry Division, then fighting in South Korea.
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Born on February 16, 1915 in The Bronx, New York City, the tenth child and eighth son of John Edward Joseph Clare, Sr. and his wife Henrietta Celia Stow Clare.
Married Myrtle Pearl Hannula of Portland, Oregon on June 19, 1944, at Marysville, California.
Killed in Action September 12, 1950 near Kyongju, South Korea. He was at that time a member of K Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Tom Clare is featured in a chapter of the book "The Battle of Turkey Thicket" (see amazon.com).
Thomas Cyril Clare served honorably in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted in February 1942. In August of that year, he was selected for officer candidate school and in December 1942 was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, with Army serial number 01302272. He was assigned to Company L, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, United States Army, and served in that organization until he was demobilized in January 1946.
Thomas Cyril Clare was wounded in action at Peleliu Island (one of the Palau Islands in the Western Pacific) on September 27, 1944. He was hospitalized for a period of time, but was returned to active duty to re-join his regiment in time for the invasion of Leyte (Philippine Islands). He served throughout the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines. In September 1945, he went with his organization to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation and was assigned to the island of Hokkaido – the northernmost of the Japanese Islands.
Upon demobilization, he returned in January 1946 to Portland, Oregon, his wife's hometown, to pick up his civilian career. However, in 1947, he returned to active service in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant, intending to make his career in the service. He was selected for special training to become a transportation corps loading specialist, and attended the Transportation Officer School at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. From there, he was posted to Ft. Ord, California, where he was when the Korean War started, and from which place he was posted in July 1950 to join the 24th Infantry Division, then fighting in South Korea.
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