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Herbert Vanallen Clark (1919–2003) of Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) wwas a U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer and pilot with the all-African American 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the famed Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or among enemy German pilots, “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen").[1]
Early Life
Clark was born on March 16, 1919 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
==Military Career, Tuskegee Airmen]]
In 1942, Clark attended the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP). After completion, he entered basic training. Clark graduating from the Tuskegee cadet pilot program's Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-F, receiving his silver wings and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. Clark was the first Arkansan to have graduated as a cadet to become a fighter pilot.[2] Assigned to the 332rd Fighter Group's 99th Pursuit Squadron]], Clark was one of the first African American pilots to have downed a German ME-109 aircraft.[3] Richard C. Caesar, Tuskegee Airmen September 6, 1942 Single Engine Section Class SE-42-H, was Tuskegee’s second Tuskegee graduate from Arkansas.[4][5] Dr. Granville C. Coggs of Tuskegee Airmen's Twin Engine Section - TE-45-G Cadet Class, was Arkansas' third African American cadet.[6]
On August 16, 1944, Clark was shot down over Ober Raderach Chemical Works in Germany.[7] Evading capture, Clark led a group of anti-Axis Italian resistance fighters.[8] On May 7, 1945, Clark rejoined the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Pursuit Squadron.[9]
Death
Clark passed away on January 25, 2003 at the age of 83. He was interred at the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia in Montgomery County, Virginia. [10]
See also
- Executive Order 9981
- List of Tuskegee Airmen
- List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes
- Military history of African Americans
References
- ^ Caf Rise Above. "Herbert Vanallen Clark." https://cafriseabove.org/robert-ashby/
- ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas. "Herbert V. Clark." https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/herbert-v-clark-10448/
- ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas. "Herbert V. Clark." https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/herbert-v-clark-10448/
- ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas. "Herbert V. Clark." https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/herbert-v-clark-10448/
- ^ WAYNE WRIGHT: MILITARY MATTERS: Tuskegee Airmen: A Cut Above. Wayne Wright. October 7, 2014. https://blog.mysanantonio.com/military-matters/2014/10/tuskegee-airmen-a-cut-above/
- ^ WAYNE WRIGHT: MILITARY MATTERS: Tuskegee Airmen: A Cut Above. Wayne Wright. October 7, 2014. https://blog.mysanantonio.com/military-matters/2014/10/tuskegee-airmen-a-cut-above/
- ^ World War II Pictures In Details - Pilots of Tuskegee Airmen Discusses Air Action Over Anzio. 14 November 2012. https://ww2images.blogspot.com/2012/11/pilots-of-tuskegee-airmen-discusses-air.html
- ^ World War II Pictures In Details - Pilots of Tuskegee Airmen Discusses Air Action Over Anzio. 14 November 2012. https://ww2images.blogspot.com/2012/11/pilots-of-tuskegee-airmen-discusses-air.html
- ^ World War II Pictures In Details - Pilots of Tuskegee Airmen Discusses Air Action Over Anzio. 14 November 2012. https://ww2images.blogspot.com/2012/11/pilots-of-tuskegee-airmen-discusses-air.html
- ^ Find a Grave. "Maj Herbert Vanallen Clark." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63111345/herbert-vanallen-clark
