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Mark W. Clark

Also known as Mark Wayne Clark

United States Army general (1896–1984)

Person · Open Library

Works: 2

Top works

Beyond catastrophe
Calculated Risk

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Film & TV

Acting · Madison Barracks, New York, U.S

Known for

PAN MUN JOM, You have never seen — Self (archive footage)2021
No Substitute for Victory — Narrator (as Mark Clark)1970
Small World — Self1958
I Was an American Spy — Himself / Authenticator in Prolog (as General Mark Clark)1951
Crusade in Europe — Self (archive footage)1949
The Battle of San Pietro — Himself - Introduction1945

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1865-10-15
Active to: 1925-08-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

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Total plays: 1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 64,958x
STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,587x
Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches
· 1995 · cited 39,572x
<tt>edgeR</tt> : a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data
· 2009 · cited 38,991x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,528x

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Quotes

“This book is dedicated to the men and women of many nationalities who fought and died serving with the Fifth Army and the 15th Army Group, in Italy. Never did a commander have more to be proud of than I in being associated with these selfless individuals.”
“On Memorial Day we visited the American cemetery at Anzio and saw the curving rows of white crosses that spoke eloquently of the price that America and her Allies had paid for the liberation of Italy. If ever proof were needed that we fought for a cause and not for conquest, it could be found in these cemeteries. Here was our only conquest: all we asked of Italy was enough of her soil in which to bury our gallant dead.”
“Our difficulties with the Russians increased, but I never really blamed Konev. He obviously was merely carrying out instructions. He even had a sense of humor about it occasionally. Once when we were discussing Austrian politics, the name of the Communist party leader, Ernst Fischer, was mentioned. Jokingly, I said: "Well, I don't like him because he is a Communist." Konev grunted. "That's fine," he said. "I don't like him either because he's an Austrian Communist."”
“To Renie, my five-star wife — who for thirty years has inspired me to do my utmost in the service of my country. To her love, courage, sacrifices, understanding, and guidance I attribute whatever success I may have achieved.”
“In carrying out the instructions of my Government, I gained the unenviable distinction of being the first United States Army commander in history to sign an armistice without victory.”
“I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command with the limited forces at our disposal and without widening the scope of the conflict. Korea's mountainous terrain literally soaks up infantry. We never had enough men, whereas the enemy not only had sufficient manpower to block our offensives but could make and hold small gains of his own.”

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Key facts

Nicknames: "American Eagle", "Wayne", "Contraband" (while at West Point)
Born: ( 1896-05-01 ) 1 May 1896, Madison Barracks , Sackets Harbor , New York, U.S.
Died: 17 April 1984 (1984-04-17) (aged 87), Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
Buried: The Citadel , Charleston, South Carolina
Allegiance: United States
Branch: United States Army
Service years: 1917–1953
Rank: General
Service number: 0–5309
Unit: Infantry Branch
Commands: United Nations Command , Sixth United States Army , 15th Army Group , Seventh United States Army , Fifth United States Army , II Corps , 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross , Army Distinguished Service Medal (4), Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal , Purple Heart
Spouse: Maurine Doran ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1924 ; died 1966 )
Other work: President of The Citadel

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Mark Wayne Clark
date of birth: 1896-05-01
date of death: 1984-04-17
name in native language: Mark Wayne Clark
start of work period: 1918-00-00
end of work period: 1953-00-00

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Article

Mark Wayne Clark (1 May 1896 – 17 April 1984) was a United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army during World War II.

During World War I, he was a company commander and served in France in 1918, as a 22-year-old captain, where he was seriously wounded by shrapnel. After the war, the future US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, noticed Clark's abilities. During World War II, he commanded the United States Fifth Army, and later the 15th Army Group, in the Italian campaign. He is known for leading the Fifth Army when it captured Rome in June 1944, around the same time as the Normandy landings. He was also the head of planning for Operation Torch, the largest seaborne invasion at the time.