Title:
Joseph Emory Clark World War II diary, correspondence, and ephemera, 1930-1980
Clark
Creator/Contributor:
Clark, Joseph Emory., creator
Abstract:
Diary sketchily covers Oct. 4, 1943 to Oct. 31, 1945, but includes entries of army life in Italy and intense battle, most
notably a description of the Battle of the Bulge. Also includes correspondence and ephemera including two copies of "Camp
Roberts Trainer".
Date:
1930 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Diaries
World War, 1939-1945
Camp Roberts (Calif.)
Note:
Joseph Emory Clark was born in Ryder, North Dakota on July 18, 1916. He lived in North Dakota, Arizona, Nevada, Washington,
and Oregon before settling in Orangevale, California. During World War II Clark served in the United States Army in Italy
and elsewhere in Europe, saw combat in the Battle of the Bulge and other operations, and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze
Combat Medal. After the war he became a Department Manager for Montgomery Wards, retiring in 1979. Clark died on February
4, 1997.
Clark.
Inventory available in library; folder level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Type:
biography
Physical Description:
print
1 manuscript box; 16 1/2 x 13 x 3 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.