CHARLES G. CLARK, ENS, USN
Charles Clark '15
Lucky Bag
From the 1915 Lucky Bag:
Charles Glover Clark
Oakland, California
"C.G." "Squeegee"
HONEST Injun! he is a handsome chap. And tall and military-like! Well, to tell the truth he's that much to the good. Plebe summer this pulled him down three stripes, for which he delivered the goods.
C. G. (no, that doesn't stand for center of gravity) has been one of the easy-going, steady men of the class ever since we got together, and he is mighty well thought of. Has never shone in any form of American athletics, but has gone along and penetrated under the skin of nearly everyone by general likability.
Has had the misfortune (?) to live four years with "Chic," but seems to be the better for it. Despite Chic's fickle influence, C. G. has been able to fall in love consistently once a year and remain constant till next leave. All in all, he's a cheerful classmate, a man of diversified interests and one with a large circle of friends.
Sunny California can well be pleased with C. G. He'll rhino and he'll caper when occasions offer, such as Dago recitations, but he's a downright optimist, after all, and that's what makes the world go 'round.
Whether in the Service or outside, in trouble or not, meeting and knowing this man gives a positive pleasure.
"Yes, God bless him!"
Class Supper Committee; Reina (2).
Charles Glover Clark
Oakland, California
"C.G." "Squeegee"
HONEST Injun! he is a handsome chap. And tall and military-like! Well, to tell the truth he's that much to the good. Plebe summer this pulled him down three stripes, for which he delivered the goods.
C. G. (no, that doesn't stand for center of gravity) has been one of the easy-going, steady men of the class ever since we got together, and he is mighty well thought of. Has never shone in any form of American athletics, but has gone along and penetrated under the skin of nearly everyone by general likability.
Has had the misfortune (?) to live four years with "Chic," but seems to be the better for it. Despite Chic's fickle influence, C. G. has been able to fall in love consistently once a year and remain constant till next leave. All in all, he's a cheerful classmate, a man of diversified interests and one with a large circle of friends.
Sunny California can well be pleased with C. G. He'll rhino and he'll caper when occasions offer, such as Dago recitations, but he's a downright optimist, after all, and that's what makes the world go 'round.
Whether in the Service or outside, in trouble or not, meeting and knowing this man gives a positive pleasure.
"Yes, God bless him!"
Class Supper Committee; Reina (2).
Loss
Charles died of heart disease while stationed in the Philippines.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
In the 1910 census in Oakland, Charles was listed by his middle name Glover.
He married Margaret C. Baker on August 2, 1916, in Manila.
His father Charles was an attorney in Brooklyn. He is buried in the family plot in Arlington Cemetery. His mother was Mary (Simonson.) His uncle was Congressman Alvah Augustus Clark.
He was survived by his widow, only 19.
Photographs
From the 1915 Lucky Bag
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