Private First Class Otha Clark, US Army Air Forces, was assigned to the 829th Engineer Battalion, Aviation.
He died non-battle on 9 July 1944 and is interred at Cambridge American Cemetery, England.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 30 July 1944
Pfc. Otha Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Clark, 1001 Crutchfield Road is listed killed in action. Pfc. Clark died July 9 in Weedon, England, from a fractured skull received in an accident, his parents were informed by the War Department. He began army duty in 11942, and had served 23 months overseas. A former student at the Booker T. Washington High School, he was employed by the Tennessee Stove Works prior to entering the service. He is survived by his parents and three brothers, Sgt. William Clark, with the army in France; S1C Troy L. Clark, U.S Navy, and S/Sgt Albert Clark in army service at Orlando, Fla.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 4 May 1920
- Date of death: 9 July 1944
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 829th Engineer Battalion, Aviation
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
- Location In Memorial: Pillar X, Middle Panel
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