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HENRY PATRICK CLARK
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 24, 1951 – June 18, 1970
Service recordHenry Patrick Clark, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 18, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 63 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 63
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- February 24, 1951
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 18, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date June 18, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 63
- RAFAEL ALBERT CHAVEZChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 18, 1970
- ROBERT CLARK DAWSONStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1970
- DONALD DAVID DOUGLASSergeant · June 18, 1970
- SCOTT E KILLINGSWORTHSpecialist Four · June 18, 1970
Same unit, same day
- PHILLIP CASTILLOSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 62
- EARNEST HARDIMON JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 64
- WESLEY EUGENE MELTONPrivate First Class · Panel 9W, Line 65
- RODRICK ALLAN SKEINSSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 65
- BARRY GLENN TUCKERSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 66
- FRANK CHARLES ZONAR JRSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 66
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.