 1921 - 2002 (80 years)
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| Name |
Donald Edward Clark |
| Birth |
28 Oct 1921 |
Lake Arthur, LA; grew up in Lake Arthur & Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Mar 2002 |
Homestead, FL; burial: Hillcrest Cem., Haughton, Bossier Parish, LA |
| Person ID |
I1843 |
forneyclark |
| Last Modified |
13 May 2023 |
| Father |
John Edwin "Don" Clark, b. 16 May 1890, Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., MI; grew up in Hammond, Lake Co., IN d. 1939, Lafayette Hosp., Lafayette,LA; burial: St. Anthony Cem.,Lake Arthur,JD Parish,LA (Age 48 years) |
| Mother |
Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell, b. 1 May 1892, Springfield, Sarpy Co., NE d. 22 Aug 1961, Lake Arthur, LA; burial: Lakeview Cem., Lake Arthur, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA (Age 69 years) |
| Family ID |
F0074 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker, b. 20 Oct 1924, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV d. 27 Aug 2018, Bossier City, LA, Bossier Parish, LA; burial: Hillcrest Cem., Haughton, Bossier (Age 93 years) |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F0752 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 May 2023 |
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| Photos
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 | Lovell, John (b. 1833) & William Edward Lovell (1868-1949) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
Group photo was taken in Jennings, LA, in 1922. Included (L-R) are John Lovell & Donald E. Clark & William Edward Lovell. This picture came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual photo was taken in Jennings, LA, in 1922. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual photo was taken in Jennings, LA, in 1922. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Restoration of the photo was done by Susan Yvette Todd Barbour. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual photo was taken in Lake Arthur, LA, in 1922. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Musical instrument photo was taken in Jennings, LA, about 1925. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Kiddie Car photo was taken in Jennings, LA, about 1925. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, John Edwin "Don" (1890-1939) & Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell (1892-1961) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) & Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996)
Group photo was taken in Jennings, LA in 1925. Included (L-R) are John Edwin "Don"Clark & Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell Clark & Donald Edward Clark (on John's lap)& Anna Catherine Clark (on Katherine's lap). This picture came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, John Edwin "Don" (1890-1939)& Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell (1892-1961) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) & Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996)
Group photo was taken in Jennings, LA, in 1925. Included (L-R) are John Edwin "Don" Clark & Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell Clark & Donald Edward Clark (on John's lap) & Anna Catherine Clark (on Katherine's lap). This picture came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Restoration of the photo was done by Susan Yvette Barbour who is currently offering photo restoration to other genealogists at no cost. Photos may be e-mailed to yvettemgi@aim.com When photos are scanned, resolution must be 500 to 700 pixels. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002) & Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996)
2-Persons photo (L-R) of Donald Edward Clark & Anna Catherine Clark was taken in Jennings, LA, in 1925, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise “Toodles” Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, John Edwin "Don" (1890-1939) & Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell (1892-1961) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) & Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996) & John Harrell "Johnny" Clark (1928-1999)
Group photo was taken in Jennings, LA, about 1930. Included (L-R) are Anna Catherine Clark & Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell Clark & John Harrell "Johnny" Clark & John Edwin "Don" Clark & Donald Edward Clark. This picture came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group photo was taken in Jennings, LA, about 1930. Don is 3rd from the right, with his hair combed back. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Charles "Russell" "Rus" (1895-1962) #1 & #2 Catherine Anne "Katie" MacDonell (1862-1942) & #3 Thomas D. "Tom" Clark (1931-2015) & #4 & #5 John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & #6 John Harrell "Johnny" Clark (1928-1999) & #7 & #8 Robert G. "Bob" Clark (1930-2005) & #9 Russell Blair "Bud" Clark (1924-2002) & #10 Robert "Bobby" Peterson & #11 Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark (1892-1976) & #12 Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell (1892-1961) & #13 & #14 Julia Kramer (1892-1974) & #15 Delta MacDonell (1886-1969) & #16 & #17 & #18 Howard Peterson & #19 Doris Elizabeth Peterson (1917-1967) & #20 Flora McDonald & #21 Gertrude Peterson & #22 Joanne M. "Joan" Clark (1925-1999) & #23 Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996) & #24 Margarie "Marge" Clark (1922-1972) & #25 & #26 George Clark Peterson (1918-2000)& #27 & #28 & #29 & #30 Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
Group/ Reunion photo (1 of 2 photos; individuals in one photo are numbered) was taken 1937-1938 at the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA and came from the Clark Collection by Thomas D. "Tom" Clark. Subjects were identified by Thomas D. "Tom" Clark & Ann Fraser & Jan Worthy & David R. Clark, M.D., & Donna Forney Clark. On the numbered photo, individuals included (L-R) are
#1 Charles "Russell" "Rus" Clark
#2 Catherine Anne "Katie" MacDonell Clark
#3 Thomas D. "Tom" Clark
#4
#5 John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell
#6 John Harrell "Johnny" Clark
#7
#8 Robert G. "Bob" Clark
#9 Russell Blair "Bud" Clark
#10 Robert "Bobby" Peterson
#11 Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark Peterson
#12 Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell Clark
#13
#14 Julia Kramer Clark
#15 Delta MacDonell Ferguson
#16
#17
#18 Howard Peterson
#19 Doris Elizabeth Peterson
#20 Flora McDonald
#21 Gertrude Peterson
#22 Joanne M. "Joan" Clark Solich
#23 Anna Catherine Clark
#24 Margarie "Marge" Clark Cecil
#25
#26 George Clark Peterson
#27
#28
#29
#30 Donald Edward Clark. |
 | Clark, Charles "Russell" "Rus" (1895-1962) #1 & #2 Catherine Anne "Katie" MacDonell (1862-1942) & #3 Thomas D. "Tom" Clark (1931-2015) & #4 & #5 John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & #6 John Harrell "Johnny" Clark (1928-1999) & #7 & #8 Robert G. "Bob" Clark (1930-2005) & #9 Russell Blair "Bud" Clark (1924-2002) & #10 Robert "Bobby" Peterson & #11 Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark (1892-1976) & #12 Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell (1892-1961) & #13 & #14 Julia Kramer (1892-1974) & #15 Delta MacDonell (1886-1969) & #16 & #17 & #18 Howard Peterson & #19 Doris Elizabeth Peterson (1917-1967) & #20 Flora McDonald & #21 Gertrude Peterson & #22 Joanne M. "Joan" Clark (1925-1999) & #23 Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996) & #24 Margarie "Marge" Clark (1922-1972) & #25 & #26 George Clark Peterson (1918-2000)& #27 & #28 & #29 & #30 Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
Group/ Reunion photo (1 of 2 photos; individuals in one photo are numbered) was taken 1937-1938 at the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA and came from the Clark Collection by Thomas D. "Tom" Clark. Subjects were identified by Thomas D."Tom" Clark & Ann Fraser & Jan Worthy & David R. Clark, M.D., & Donna Forney Clark. On the numbered photo, individuals included (L-R) are
#1 Charles "Russell" "Rus" Clark
#2 Catherine Anne "Katie" MacDonell Clark
#3 Thomas D. "Tom" Clark
#4
#5 John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell
#6 John Harrell "Johnny" Clark
#7
#8 Robert G. "Bob" Clark
#9 Russell Blair "Bud" Clark
#10 Robert "Bobby" Peterson
#11 Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark Peterson
#12 Katherine Jeanette "Katy" Lovell Clark
#13
#14 Julia Kramer Clark
#15 Delta MacDonell Ferguson
#16
#17
#18 Howard Peterson
#19 Doris Elizabeth Peterson
#20 Flora McDonald
#21 Gertrude Peterson
#22 Joanne M. "Joan" Clark Solich
#23 Anna Catherine Clark
#24 Margarie "Marge" Clark Cecil
#25
#26 George Clark Peterson
#27
#28
#29
#30 Donald Edward Clark.
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 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ High School/ Sports/ December 8, 1939 Jennings, Louisiana, Bull Dog State Championship Football Team photo came via the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark, from a flyer provided by Francis W. Hoffpauir, Hoffpauir Insurance.
Included bottom row (L-R) are Allister Sollay, R.E. 76 & Edward Andrus, R.T. 80 & Milton Cormier, R. G. 81 & Leonard Kilgore, Center 77 & Keith Coles, L.G. 64 & J. P. Landry, L. T. 79 & Charles Matthews, L. E. 72.
Included in the second row (L-R) are Arthur Landry & P. B. Manourvrier & Bevil Hodges F. B. 70 & Donald Edward Clark, Q. B. 73 & Bobby Pharr, H. B. 61 & Dalton Landry, H. B. 60 & Allison Walker & Roland Clark.
Included top row (L-R) are Coach Jerry Simmons & Jack Hurst & Herbert Doucet & George Lambousey & Sylvian Huguet & Charles Robbins & Alvin Ledoux & Assistant coach Ben Phillips.
Members of the team who were not included in the photo are Clinton Seagraves & Jack Hurst & D. H. Brunt & Wilbur Reddell & Richard Miller & Sidney Roberts & Louis Shirley. |
 | Shivertaker, Ruby Eloise "Toodles" (1924-2018) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
2-Persons photo of (L-R) Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Donald Edward Clark was taken in Charleston, WV, in 1942. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Givens, John Lewis (1913-1970) & Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker (1916-1985) & Shirley Anne Summers (1932-1988) & Ruby F. Whited (1921-2011) & Carl Clifton Shivertaker (1918-2005) & Andrew Crockett "Andy" Porter (1866-1944) & Ruth Elizabeth Shivertaker ( 1919-1958) & James Richard “Dick” Shivertaker (1922-2001) & Helen Jean Shivertaker (1927-1991) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) & Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker (1924-2018) & Perry Everett Shivertaker (1888-1958)
Group photo was taken in Charleston, WV, in 1942. Included (L-R) are John Lewis Givens & Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker Givens & Shirley Anne Summers Evans & Ruby F. Whited Shivertaker & Carl Clifton Shivertaker & Andrew Crockett "Andy" Porter & Ruth Elizabeth Shivertaker & James Richard “Dick” Shivertaker & Helen Jean Shivertaker Browning & Donald Edward Clark & Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Perry Everett Shivertaker is sitting on the porch rail. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Military photo was taken by U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Shivertaker, Ruby Eloise "Toodles" (1924-2018) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
2-Persons photo of (L-R) Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Donald Edward Clark was taken in Charleston, WV, in 1943. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Object photo/ Allied Military Currency was used in various military theatres to prevent black marketeering. The military script on top was issued in Italy in 1943. The Military Payment Certificate below it was issued in Germany in 1958. This photo came from David R. Clark, M.D. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Military/ USAF/ Airplane/ C-47/ Terror of the Ozarks photo was taken in England in 1944, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military photo was taken in England in 1944. Donald Edward Clark is standing in the middle. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Military photo was taken in England in 1944. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Military photo of Donald Edward Clark was taken about 1944 and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Individual/ Military photo was taken in Germany in 1945. This picture came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military/ USAF/ Flight Test Personnel photo was taken at March Field, Riverside, CA, March 1947, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included (L-R) standing are Heard & Storrer & Blazzard & Lewis & Hudson. In front are Donald Edward Clark & Gordon. Military photographer was Bert Bridgman. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military/ Sports was taken at March Air Force Base, Riverside, CA, in 1947, and came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Donald Edward Clark is in the back row, at the far right. Les Morgan, a friend, is in the middle row, 2nd from the left. We would appreciate identification of any other team members. |
 | Shivertaker, Ruby Eloise "Toodles" (1924-2018) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
2-Persons photo of (L-R) Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Donald Edward Clark was taken in Biloxi, MS, in 1956. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
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 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military/ USAF/ Airplane/ C-118/ 7167 Special Air Missions (SAMS QUALITY CONTROL)/ Rhein Main AFB, Frankfurt, Germany photo was taken in June 1957 and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included (L-R) are M/Sgt. Stefanik & M/Sgt. Mc Fadden & M/Sgt. Gannister & M/Sgt. Mills & M/Sgt. Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group Military/ USAF/ Airplane/ B-58 Hustler Supersonic Strategic Bomber/ Wild Child photo was taken was taken at Carswell AFB, Fort Worth , TX, about 1961, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Donald Edward Clark is 3rd from the left. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military/ USAF/ 2nd AF NCO Academy/ Flight Class 1961-C photo was taken at Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Photo came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Donald Edward Clark is in the third row, ninth from the left.
TOP ROW (L-R)
1. Reichel
2. Birmingham
3. Hall
4. Goodman
5. Dunning
6. Muldoon
7. Criner
8. King
9. Moore
10. Rioroen
11. Oughton
12. Hogan
13. Duncan
14. Warren
15. Venable
16. Thompson
17. Wiswell
18. Pruitt
19. Garrett
SECOND ROW (L-R)
1. Davenport
2. Gustavson
3. Valasek
4. Younges
5. Keenan
6. Burgeson
7. Herring
8. Butler
9. Hoysa
10. Morris
11. Merrigan
12. Smith
13. Linton
14. Hale
15. Bennett
16. Touchstone
17. Thompson
18. Dunn
19. McEltree
20. Campbell
THIRD ROW (L-R)
1. Mathern
2. Fectbeau
3. Brandon
4. Farney
5. Perez
6. Williams
7. Bridges
8. Alt
9. Clark
10. Dozier
11. Buettner
12. Bounds
13. Seymour
14. Reid
15. Warner
16. May
17. Hernandez
18. Walton
FOURTH ROW (L-R)
1. Weir
2. Armstrong
3. Powell
4. Jones
5. Baere
6. Creech
7. Ables
8. Thorpe
9. Beebe
10. Karr
11. Anderson
12. Thomas
13. Repp
14. Hawkins
15. Fowler
16. Dudeki
17. Vollmert
18. Newby
19. Parchert
20. Myers
FIFTH ROW (L-R)
1. Keibel
2. Douglas
3. Nary
4. Lanham
5. Honaker
6. Garcia
7. Lambert
8. Mitchell
9. Smith
10. Cox
11. Bullard
12. Marlow
13. Malkowski
14. Presnell
15. Harriger
16. Strickland
17. Bick
18. Brassell
19. Higginbotham
SIXTH ROW (L-R)
1. Fuller
2. Harrelson
3. Mayle
4. Houghtaling
5. Lowden
6. Joyner
7. Flood
8. Lacy
9. Dyson
10. Askins
11. Dubard
12. Threet
13. Linker
14. Marohl
15. Bridgewater
16. Davis
17. Nylund
18. Wood
19. Roy
20. Moore
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 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Group/ Military/ USAF/ 2nd AF NCO Academy/ Flight Class 1961 photo was taken at Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA, and came from the Shivertaker/ Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included (L-R) top row are Seymour & Van Vorce & Walton & Warner & Williams. In the second row from the top (L-R) are Mathews & May & Perez & Reid & Rodriguez. In the second row from the front row (L-R) are Donald Edward Clark & Dozier & Farney & Fecteau & Hernandez. In the front row (L-R) are Alt & Bounds & Brandon & Bridges & Buettner. |
 | Smith, William Dunham, Sr. (1912-1999) & Kathryn Mary Peterson (1915-1990) & George Clark Peterson, Sr.(1918-2000) & Thomas Alexander “Pop” “Tac” Clark (1919-1996) & Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996) & Gertrude Marilyn Peterson (1927-2010) & Donald Edward Clark (!921-2002) & Doris Hanish (1922-2013) & Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979) & John Harrell “Johnny” Clark (1928-1999) & Vera Lois Halstead (1920-2005) & Genevieve Elizabeth “Gen” Clark (1897-1986) & Lovick Pierce “Coach Eddie” “Uncle Mack” McLane (1899-1980) & Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark (1892-1976) & Ruby Eloise “Toodles” Shivertaker
Group/ Reunion photo, which was taken in Lake Charles, LA, in 1973, came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included are
6. William Dunham Smith, Sr. (1912-1999)
8. Kathryn Mary Peterson Smith (1915-1990)
20. George Clark Peterson, Sr. (1918-2000)
23. Thomas Alexander “Pop” “Tac” Clark (1919-1996)
24. Anna Catherine Clark (1924-1996)
25. Gertrude Marilyn Peterson Howell (1927-2010)
26. Donald Edward Clark (!921-2002)
28. Doris Hanish Boardingham Peterson (1922-2013)
29. Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979)
31. John Harrell “Johnny” Clark (1928-1999)
34. Vera Lois Halstead Firth Clark (1920-2005)
45. Genevieve Elizabeth “Gen” Clark McLane (1897-1986)
46. Lovick Pierce “Coach Eddie” “Uncle Mack” McLane (1899-1980)
47. Mary Katherine "Kitty" "MawMaw Pete" Clark Peterson (1892-1976)
48. Ruby Eloise “Toodles” Shivertaker Clark
If you are in the Clark Reunion photo and would like to be in our database and have this picture linked to you, please let us know. |
 | Summers, Thomas Blake (1933-1982) & Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker (1924-2018) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002) & Valerie Grosvenor (1929-1992) & Ronald Andrew "Ron" Summers (b. 1929) & Thelma "Ruby" Porter (1908-1989) & Louise Unknown & Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker (1916-1985) & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter (1891-1990) & Mrs. Kirksey (Valerie's mom)
Group/ Christmas photo was taken in CA, in the late 1970’s, and came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included (L-R, front row) are Thomas Blake Summers & Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Donald Edward Clark & Valerie Grosvenor Kirksey Summers Hall & Ronald Andrew "Ron" Summers. Included (L-R, back row) are Thelma "Ruby" Porter Summers & Louise Unknown Summers & Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker Givens & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & Mrs. Kirksey. Identification of Mrs. Kirksey was made by Ronald Andrew "Ron" Summers. |
 | Shivertaker, Ruby Eloise "Toodles" (1924-2018) & Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)
2-Persons/ 60th Wedding Anniversary photo of (L-R) Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Donald Edward Clark was taken in Homestead, FL, in 2002. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Photo of Donald Edward Clark’s Hole in One Trophies came from
Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
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| Headstones |
 | Clark, Donald Edward (1921-2002)
Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002); Hillcrest Cemetery, Haughton, Bossier Parish, LA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. |
| Histories |
 | Clark, Donald Edward: Don Clark (1921-2002) Football Article
This is an excerpt from the book, "As I Remember," written by Frank Hildebrand, a columnist for the Jennings (LA) Daily News. He is reminiscing about the great Jennings Bulldogs football teams of the past and singled out the 1939 team which had Don Clark as their All-State quarterback. That team won the Louisiana 3A State Football Championship, which was the highest category at the time. |
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| Notes |
- Source:
Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark:
Name, dates, & places
Source:
David R. Clark on 8-10-2008:
"I just found a flight log my dad made at the end of WW2 when his outfit flew their C-47's back to the US from France. They started on July 15, 1945 and got back to the States nine days later on July 24. They flew a total of 64 hours and 51 minutes in ten legs covering 10,179 miles. Their aircraft didn't have the legs to fly the North Atlantic without stopping in Greenland which was frequently socked in even in the summer. And even then it was a stretch of their fuel reserves, so it was elected to go the "southern route" which they had used two years earlier when they left Florida and flew down through the Greater and Lesser Antilles, then down the eastern coast of south America to Belem at the mouth of the Amazon and then on to Natal in Brazil where it projects out toward Africa. Then they flew to an American Base called "Wideawake" (after some very noisy local birds that would keep you wide awake) on British owned Ascension Island roughly halfway between S. America and Africa. It was then over to Liberia on the west coast of Africa where is projects outward toward S. America.
They then flew northward to Dakar and then Marrakech in Morocco. Because Spain was a neutral country, they could not overfly it, so they were forced to circumnavigate it on their way to England. At the end of the war, they essentially retraced their footsteps except they started in France. At each of the nine stops they made there were American air bases built quickly at the onset of the war to facilitate the transfer of countless men and aircraft to Europe, Africa and even to India and Australia. Remember, in the early part of the war most planes did not have the range to fly the Pacific.
Interesting note- although it fell into disuse after the war, the Americans re-established their presence on Ascension Island in 1956 during the cold war, and it later became a backup landing field for the space shuttle.
During the Falklands war in 1982 the Brits asked for permission to use the field for refueling and it was from
here that they flew their first bombing missions in their effort to retake the "Malvinas" from Argentina."
Source:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/06/05/the-65th-anniversary-of-d-day-on-the-normandy-beaches/
Dave Clark Says [referring to his father Donald Edward Clark (1921-2002)]:
June 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
"My dad flew C-47’s that towed gliders full of U.S. airborne troops to Normandy the night of 5-6 June, 1944. He never mentioned it to me until in his late 70’s, when he was talking to some of his comrades at a reunion for his war time outfit and I was lucky enough to be included in the conversation. There was no bravado, no "there I was at 29,000 feet.." They were reminiscing in the most selfless fashion about their small part in one of the greatest events in history. I wish I could have recorded it and it would have lasted longer, but it was a private thing that I had just gotten a glimpse of. Better to have left it as it was. Those men will be my heroes until my dying day."
Source:
From Jim Butler:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/437th_Operations_Group
About the 437th Troop Carrier Group, USAF 1943-1945
World War II
"From May-December 1943, the 437th Troop Carrier Group trained with cargo planes in Indiana, Missouri, and North Carolina. In January 1944, the group deployed to England, where it prepared for the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. During the Normandy campaign, the group released gliders over Cherbourg and carried troops, weapons, ammunition, rations, and other supplies for the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation Neptune. For these actions, the group received a Distinguished Unit Citation.
The air echelon deployed to Italy in July 1944 and participated in the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944 dropping paratroops of the 1st Airborne Task Force. During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the group released gliders carrying troops and equipment for the airborne attack in the occupied Netherlands. In December 1944, the group re-supplied the 101st Airborne Division in the Bastogne area of Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. After moving to France in February 1945, the unit released gliders in support of an American crossing of the Rhine River called Operation Varsity in March 1945. The 437th continued to supply the offensive forces in April, while also evacuating wounded personnel to rear-zone hospitals. After V-E Day, the group evacuated prisoners of war and displaced persons to relocation centers. The group then returned to the United States and was deactivated."
(Donna Forney Clark: On Dec. 25, 2018, the last sentence in the Wiki entry reads: "The group then returned to the United States and was inactivated" which suggested that the group might be reactivated, which it was.)
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