Bruce C. Clarke
| Bruce C. Clarke | |
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General Bruce C. Clarke
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| Born |
April 29, 1901 Adams, New York |
| Died | March 17, 1988 (aged 86) |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1921 1925–1962 |
| Rank |
General 
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| Commands held | Continental Army Command U.S. Army Europe U.S. Army, Pacific I Corps X Corps First Republic of Korea Army 1st Armored Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star (3) with "V" Device Air Medal Army Commendation Medal |
Bruce Cooper Clarke was a United States Army general. He was a career officer who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the commander of Continental Army Command from 1958–1960, Commander, U.S. Army Europe from 1960-1962, and commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from December 1954 to April 1956.
Clarke was born on a farm in Adams, New York, on April 29, 1901. He dropped out of high school to enlist in the Army in 1917, and gained appointment to the United States Military Academy through the New York National Guard. He graduated in 1925 with a commission in the Corps of Engineers. In addition to his degree from West Point, he earned a civil engineering degree from Cornell University and an LLB from La Salle Extension University. He also was an equivalent graduate of the National War College and is credited with starting the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy system. From 1958-1960 he commanded the Continental Army Command, heading the entire Army school system which, at the time, had over 250,000 participants.
During World War I, Clarke served in the Coast Artillery Corps. In the Second World War, as a colonel and then a brigadier general, he commanded Combat Command A (CCA) of the U.S. 4th Armored Division in Gen. 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.
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