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    Donald Clark (1919-1977) was the author's great grandfather and a WWII veteran who survived the Bataan Death March. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in the Philippines until being captured by Japanese forces and forced to march 65 miles over 5 days with little food or water. During his 39 months as a prisoner of war, he was held at two camps, including Camp O'Donnell where over 3,000 men died from malnutrition and disease. Clark spent 25 months at a camp in Japan, where he worked 12-18 hours per day in mines. After the war, Clark lived in Catawba County, North Carolina, worked as a florist, and had 4 daughters, including the

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    Donald Clark (1919-1977) was the author's great grandfather and a WWII veteran who survived the Bataan Death March. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in the Philippines until being captured by Japanese forces and forced to march 65 miles over 5 days with little food or water. During his 39 months as a prisoner of war, he was held at two camps, including Camp O'Donnell where over 3,000 men died from malnutrition and disease. Clark spent 25 months at a camp in Japan, where he worked 12-18 hours per day in mines. After the war, Clark lived in Catawba County, North Carolina, worked as a florist, and had 4 daughters, including the

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    Donald Clark (1919-1977) was the author's great grandfather and a WWII veteran who survived the Bataan Death March. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in the Philippines until being captured by Japanese forces and forced to march 65 miles over 5 days with little food or water. During his 39 months as a prisoner of war, he was held at two camps, including Camp O'Donnell where over 3,000 men died from malnutrition and disease. Clark spent 25 months at a camp in Japan, where he worked 12-18 hours per day in mines. After the war, Clark lived in Catawba County, North Carolina, worked as a florist, and had 4 daughters, including the

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    Who is Donald

    Clark?

    Donald Clark is...


    My Great Grandfather

    A WWII Veteran
    A survivor of the
    Bataan Death March
    Donald during service

    My Great Grandfather
    Donald was born on August 29, 1919.

    He was the son of Donald L. Clark Sr. and


    Myrtle Clark.
    Donald had eight siblings of which he was the
    oldest.
    He grew up in Catawba County and attended
    only grammar school.

    WWII Veteran

    Donald enlisted in the Army on February 14, 1941.


    He served in the Philippine Department of the 31st
    Regiment.
    Donald toured in the Pacific and Philippines.
    He and 75,000 other Filipino and American troops were
    forced to surrender to Japanese at the Bataan
    Peninsula in the Philippines and became a prisoner of
    war.

    Bataan Death March


    Donald spent 39 months
    and 23 days in captivity.

    Prisoners lining up
    Prisoners During the
    formarch
    inspection

    He was forced to march 65 miles in 5 days.


    There was little to no food on this march and
    there were no human rules in the treatment of
    prisoners.

    Bataan Death March cont.


    The Japanese would bayonet prisoners because
    they were falling behind.
    One account said that thirty P.O.W.s attempted
    to fill their canteens on the side of the road with
    water and the Japanese used machine guns to
    shoot them on the spot.

    Death Camps

    Prisoners line up for inspection

    Donald spent time at two


    different POW camps.
    Camp ODonnell was the first and was rat
    infested and had only dirt floors.
    Over 3000 men died in Camp ODonnell.
    This was due mostly to malnutrition and
    disease.

    Death Camps cont.


    Donald was then sent to Camp 17 in mainland
    Japan. This is where he spent 25 months in
    captivity.
    Donald said that he would spend twelve to
    eighteen hours a day working in the mines.
    The second atomic bomb was dropped 38 miles
    from camp 17.

    Donald Clark
    Donald lived in Catawba County all of his
    life.
    After the war he worked as a florist.
    Donald was the father to 4 daughters
    including my grandmother Theresa
    Bumgarner
    He died October 6,1977

    Ill Fly Away was his favorite hymn and was played at his funeral
    and in this PowerPoint.
    In this picture is Donald (left), my uncle Michael (middle) and
    Donalds second wife (right).

    Questions?

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