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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles B. “Chuck” Clark was born

in Elmira, New York, in 1923. During
World War II, he fought in Normandy,
the French interior, the Ardennes,
Germany and Austria as a member of

the 69th Signal Battalion, attached to
the XX Corps of Patton’s Third Army.
He moved to the Santa Clarita,
Calif., area in 1955 with his wife,

Ruth. He served on the board of
directors of the Santa Clarita Valley
Veterans Memorial Committee and was an active member of the VFW,
Elks, Masons and the Santa Clarita Memorial Day Committee. He

also served on the World War II Commemoration Committee of
Greater Los Angeles, which organized 50 anniversary celebrations
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of V-E Day and V-J Day.

Chuck Clark was named Santa Clarita Valley Man of the Year in
1996 for his decades of service as a community volunteer. Wife Ruth
was similarly honored in 1991. Both devoted their time and many
talents to local charities, always with a smile. Chuck died in 2001.
Ruth followed him in 2011.