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July 31, 2005 |
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Jack Clark '42
FOUND by Amy Fritch
in New York, New York
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
Old pictures like this one make me wonder what was going on at the time. I wonder about this person's identity too. Old pictures amaze me anyway.
This man is standing in front of a 40's style military barracks. They're basically long hallways with bunks across each side (Full Metal Jacket Style). This is interesting because this soldier appears to be black, and in '42 the Army was still segregated into white and "colored" units. The photo could be from anywhere though because the Army used these types of barracks at every installation. It was the basic design then. I've stayed in several that look just like that one.
I just hope he made it through the war ok...
this makes me sad for some reason.
he is super short
Hi Amy, after a little research I found six Jack Clarks who were African American listed in the National Archives’ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records database. Three enlisted after 1942 and thus are eliminated as possibilities. The remaining three are:
Least Likely:
Jack Clark (b. 1906, Texas), Enlisted Tyler, Texas, 23 November 1942
Rank: Private, Branch Immaterial—Warrant Officers, USA
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Separated with dependents
Height and Weight: 5’10”, 140 lbs. (May be too tall)
Good Likelihood
Jack Clark (b. 1907, Florida), Enlisted New York City, 13 March 1941
Rank: Private, Branch Immaterial—Warrant Officers, USA
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Married
Height and Weight: 5’6”, 142 lbs.
Burial Record (From U.S. Veterans Gravesites database)
Jack Clark, CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 22 November 1907
Death Date: 26 September 1973
Service Start Date: 13 March 1941
Service End Date: 2 October 1945
Interment: 1 October 1973, Section 2r Site 5957, Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave., Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Also Good Likelihood
Jack E. Clark (b. 1902, Florida), Enlisted: Fort Jay Governor’s Island, NY, 27 August 1942
Rank: Private, Branch Immaterial—Warrant Officers, USA
Education: 1 year high school
Civil Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Marital Status: Married
Height and Weight: 5’7”, 144 lbs.
Burial Record (From U.S. Veterans Gravesites database)
Jack E. Clark, PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 27 July 1902
Death Date: 2 July 1976
Service Start Date: 1 September 1942
Service End Date: 1 March 1943
Interment Date: 23 July 1976, Section 2c Site 872, Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave., Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
If you're willing to give the photograph up, I imagine the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801 would be interested in having it. I always encourage rescuing history from the trashbin and making materials available to researchers. This would also allow any family members doing genealogy to possibly locate it one day.
What a great find! Jill
I think it's a great picture! He probably had it taken to be sent home to his family.He was proud,and rightly so and wanted his family to be proud too! Too bad the photo was lost. A new generation of his family will never know that Grampa gave to his country.
Great find!
Jill I am so impressed by your research! How cool is that!