DONALD M. CLARK (1923-2020) arrived in France near the end of WW II. Piloting a C-47, his mission was mainly lifting gasoline and ammo to the front lines. Of his 81 flights until war’s end, 27 were credited combat missions. Many of his return flight continued to France and England with wounded GIs.
At the close of the war, Clark was assigned to a field near Paris, transporting POWs and displaced persons. Later, assigned to the headquarters squadron, he flew VIPs, including Nuremberg trial lawyers. He was selected as personal pilot for Brigadier General Melvin Smith of the OFLC Commission.
Returning to Delaware, Donald signed up with the reserve as training officer and, during this time got all his civilian pilot ratings. He started a crop-dusting business, and his fleet expanded rapidly to six.
In the mid 50s, Clark sold the business and opened a seed company, which his sons still operate today. He joined the board of directors of two banks in Delaware and also served 13 years on two different schoolboards. It was during this period that Donald Clark was elected State Representative, for which he spent 12 years, serving on agriculture, small business and natural resources committees.
