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Lt Col Joseph R. Clark
Joe was born on 4/25/1924. He graduated High School in June of 1942, became a private in the Army Air Corp October in 1942, an Aviation Cadet in 1943 and graduated from Advanced Flying School in Ju...view moreJoe was born on 4/25/1924. He graduated High School in June of 1942, became a private in the Army Air Corp October in 1942, an Aviation Cadet in 1943 and graduated from Advanced Flying School in June of 1944 as a pilot with a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp Reserve. Joe realized his dream of becoming a fighter pilot two weeks after graduation by flying the Curtiss P 40 Warhawk. In February of 1945, he departed for combat duty in the SW Pacific where he was checked out in the “new” P 51 Mustang. In April, he was assigned to the Fifth Air Force and spent the rest of the War flying against the Japanese in Luzon, the China Coast and Kyushu, Japan.view less
Books by Lt Col Joseph R. Clark
Not Quite a Hero: Fighting the Migs with Gabreski, Mahurin and Adams