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Albert Patton Clark Sr.

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Albert Patton Clark Sr. Veteran

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
6 Jul 1946 (aged 62)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B Site 174
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Lieutenant Colonel Albert Patton Clark was a medical doctor who served in the US Army (Medical Corps, Company: General Staff, Regiment: First Section, Division: General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces) during WWI, on General Pershing's staff in France. He received the Army Distinguished Service Metal.

VALORS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel (Medical Corps) Albert P. Clark, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.

As Medical Representative on, and later as General Staff member of, the First Section, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Clark displayed sound judgment and wide comprehension of existing conditions in the management of ocean tonnage allotments, and devised and efficiently operated a system of supply for the Medical Department of the American Expeditionary Forces. Largely through his personal efforts, energy, and farsightedness the difficulties in the procurement and shipment of medical supplies for the sick and wounded were successfully overcome.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert Patton Clark was a medical doctor who served in the US Army (Medical Corps, Company: General Staff, Regiment: First Section, Division: General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces) during WWI, on General Pershing's staff in France. He received the Army Distinguished Service Metal.

VALORS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel (Medical Corps) Albert P. Clark, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.

As Medical Representative on, and later as General Staff member of, the First Section, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Clark displayed sound judgment and wide comprehension of existing conditions in the management of ocean tonnage allotments, and devised and efficiently operated a system of supply for the Medical Department of the American Expeditionary Forces. Largely through his personal efforts, energy, and farsightedness the difficulties in the procurement and shipment of medical supplies for the sick and wounded were successfully overcome.


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