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Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II.
- 1917–1953
- General
- The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
- United States Army
Hace 4 días · Mark Clark (born May 1, 1896, Madison Barracks, N.Y., U.S.—died April 17, 1984, Charleston, S.C.) was a U.S. Army officer during World War II, who commanded Allied forces (1943–44) during the successful Italian campaign against the Axis powers.
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3 de jun. de 2022 · Fifth Army commander Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, for example, and the fall of Rome on June 4, 1944. In the decades since, historians, commentators and writers have repeatedly criticized the victorious Clark for disobeying an order of 15th Army Group commander General Harold Alexander.
17 de abr. de 1984 · Gen. Mark W. Clark, who led the capture of Rome in 1944, had a sometimes controversial career that spanned both World Wars and the Korean War. He came to prominence with the planning and...
16 de dic. de 2023 · May 1 1896. Died. April 17 1984. Birth Location. Watertown, NY. World War II commander of the Fifth Army and 15th Army Group in Europe, diplomat, college president. General Mark W. Clark (1896–1984) was among those army leaders who opposed mass incarceration of West Coast Japanese Americans on pragmatic grounds.
Military Commanders of World War Two > General Mark Clark. Mark Clark became the youngest Lieutenant General in America in 1945. He played important roles in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa, and in the Allied campaign in Italy. Born in 1896, Clark was educated at the West Point Military Academy.
American military leader. M ark W. Clark was best known for his command of the U.S. Fifth Army in World War II (1939–45), which he led through Italy in some of the most difficult and decisive battles of the war. By the end of that conflict, he was considered one of the top generals in the United States armed forces.