Fourteenth in a class of 424, Col Howard Warren Clark was a 1941 graduate of West Point and received his Masters of Science in Engineering from Princeton University.

During military service, "some" of the numerous awards he received were two bronze stars for his service in Europe during World War II with the Corps of Engineers, the Livre d'Or des Soldats de Verdun, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for valourus actions during assaults and the Army Commendation Ribbon from the War Department. Two joint service commendation medals were awarded to him during his years of service with S.H.A.P.E. (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) and NATO. Col. Clark also received the Legion of Merit while serving in the Office of the Chief of Engineers at the Pentagon.

As a young man he was scholastically a high achiever, graduating early from high school at the age of 15: and being too young for acceptance into West Point he attended a year at the University of Maryland and a year at Beany Millard's until at the age of 18 he won the Presidential appointment to West Point. During his tenure at the Academy, Col Clark was asked to participate as a cadet instructor during his last years at the Academy. He accepted the position and taught Military History and plebe French. It was unusual, at least at that time, for a cadet to also become an instructor. He later obtained his Masters in Engineering degree from Princeton University.

While a cadet at West Point he won numerals and coach's "A" in lacrosse; played soccer first year class; sang in the choir; was part of the Chess Club; served on the Howitzer and Pointer staffs; stage managed Color Lines; wore stars; and was I Company supply sergeant. His classmate and friend, Bridgadier General Edwin L Powell, Jr. referred to him as "Hardly a "red comforter" type" in his attribute to him in the March 1990 publication of Assembly.

His first duty assignment was the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armoured Division - among the first units committed to the war. He was Assistant Engineer, XX Corps, Third Army, the unit with which he went to England, through Luxenbourg, Germany and Austria.

From the date of his entry into West Point (July 1937) until his death in 1986 Howard Warren Clark was first and foremost a "duty, honor, country" man. Dedicated to his "Black '41" classmates, to the Army and to his family.

He was married to Elizabeth Whiting North (daughter Colonel Earl North, USMA 1909, Corp of Engineers) on 14 March 1943 and had two daughters; Leslie Littleton Clark (1946) and Anne Critcher Clark (1949)

He is greatly missed. Anne Critcher Clark