Bruce C. Clarke

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Bruce Cooper Clarke (April 29, 1901 – March 17, 1988) was a

In the Second World War, as a colonel and then a brigadier general, he commanded Combat Command A (CCA) of the 4th Armored Division in General George S. Patton's Third Army, leading it to victory over a superior German armored force at the Battle of Arracourt in September 1944. In December Clarke led the relief of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge, which slowed the German attack. Writing afterward, General Eisenhower credited Clarke's actions as the "turning point" in that battle.

During the

On October 18, 1971, the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States conferred upon Clarke, a 33rd Degree Freemason, the Grand Cross of the Court of Honor. This is the highest Masonic award, with only 11 holders out of 600,000 Freemasons in the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite.

Military decorations

Clarke's military decorations include the

General Clarke's issued Distinguished Service Cross originally belonged to General George S. Patton. During then Col Clarke's medal presentation, General Patton was unable to find the medal and instead awarded him his own. It and the rest of General Clarke's Medals and Awards are currently preserved in Clarke Middle School, Adams, New York. ^[2]

•   Distinguished Service Cross
• Army Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
•   Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters
•   Legion of Merit
• "V" Device
• Army Commendation Medal
•   Air Medal
•   Presidential Unit Citation
•   World War I Victory Medal
•   American Defense Service Medal
•   American Campaign Medal
•   Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• campaign stars
•   World War II Victory Medal
•   Army of Occupation Medal
•   National Defense Service Medal
•   Korean Service Medal with two campaign stars
•   Honorary Companion Order of the Bath (CB)
• United Nations Korea Medal
•   Philippine Liberation Medal
•   Philippine Independence Medal
•   Conspicuous Service Medal
•   Conspicuous Service Cross

Death and burial

Clarke died after a stroke on March 17, 1988, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and was buried with full military honors in Section 7-A (Grave 130) at Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Bessie Mitchell Clarke, is buried with him.^[3]

Bibliography

• Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander. 1968. Stackpole Books.

See also

• List of United States Army four-star generals
• List of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award
• List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960
• List of La Salle Extension University people
• List of commanders of I Corps (United States)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army

• [1] Arlington National Cemetery
• Generals of World War II