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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Technical Sergeant Harry Clark from Atlanta serves in the 24th Infantry in Japan as part of the occupation forces, having joined the Army in 1942 and trained at Fort Benning.
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WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN OSAKA, JAPAN--Technical Sergeant Harry Clark, son of Mrs. Jennie M. Woodward of 76 Howell St., Atlanta, Georgia, is a member of the 24th Infantry, now stationed at Gifu, Japan. The 24th Infantry is a part of the 25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning) Division, commanded by Major General Charles L. Mullins, Jr.
T-Sgt. Clark is a Platoon Sergeant in the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon and as such, is playing a very important part in the Occupation Mission of the 24th Infantry.
T-Sgt. Clark entered the Army in February 1942 and received his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He departed for overseas duty on December 1942 and since arrival in Japan was assigned to the 24th Infantry.
Before entering the service T-Sgt. Clark attended Howard High School.
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Gifu, Japan; Atlanta, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia
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February 1942; December 1942
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Technical Sergeant Harry Clark, son of Mrs. Jennie M. Woodward of Atlanta, Georgia, serves as a Platoon Sergeant in the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 24th Infantry, part of the 25th Infantry Division, stationed in Gifu, Japan, contributing to the occupation mission. He entered the Army in February 1942, trained at Fort Benning, and arrived in Japan in December 1942. He attended Howard High School before service.