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<em>Albert Patton Clark</em> died on 8 Mar 2010 and is buried at the Air Force Academy. Born at Schofield Barracks, HI, on 27 Aug 1913, his father was COL A. P. Clark, U.S. Army Medical Corps, and his mother was Mary Catherine Gannon Clark, both from Washington, DC. Albert's father served on GEN Pershing’s staff in France during World War I. Albert, whose lifelong nickname was “Bub,” graduated from Main Avenue High School in San Antonio, TX, in 1931 and en­tered West Point in 1932 with an appoint­ment from the District of Columbia.</p>
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Bub was in “A” Company, and his roommates were Stephen Holderness and Henry Katz. Among his other close friends were Charles Billingslea, William Connor, Gordon Austin, John Hientges, and Dwight Montieth. Bub sang in the Catholic choir and competed on the track team and the rifle team (he was a rifle and pistol expert). He wore chevrons during his 3rd and 2nd class years, qualified for flight training, and chose the Cavalry as his basic branch.</p>
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Bub graduated from flight school as a rated pilot in October 1937 and mar­ried Carolyn Pierpont Wilbourn the same month. Carolyn’s father was COL Arthur E. Wilbourn, West Point Class of 1908. Bub then transferred to the Air Corps and was as­signed to the 31st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, MI.</p>
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In June 1942, Bub deployed to England with the 31st as a lieutenant colonel and the group’s executive officer. He was shot down while flying a British Spitfire over France on 26 Jul 1942 and held prisoner by the Germans until liberated on 29 Apr 1945. He has written a memoir of his experiences, “33 Months in Stalag Luft III: A WWII Airman Tells His Story.”</p>
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After the war, Bub graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College and the National War College. He was assigned to staff posi­tions in the Air Training, the Air Defense, the Continental Air, and the Tactical Air Commands, Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces Europe, and Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces at the Pentagon. Bub commanded the 48th Fighter Bomber Wing in France, the U.S. Military Training Mission for Saudi Arabia, and the 313th Air Division in Okinawa. He also served as vice commander of the Tactical Air Command, commander of the Air University, and superintendent of the Air Force Academy. A command pilot, his deco­rations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal, and various service medals. On 31 Jul 1974, Bub retired as a lieutenant general after 38 years of service. He and Carolyn made their home in Colorado.</p>
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After retiring, Bub served on the boards of the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Boy Scouts of America, and Stalag Luft III Former POWs. He was president of the Pikes Peak Council of the Boy Scouts, secretary of the Falcon Foundation, and president of the Friends of the Air Force Academy Library.</p>
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Carolyn died in December 2002. She and Bub had been married 65 years. His son, MAJ Albert P Clark, Jr., USAF, Ret., died in December 2005. Bub is survived by daugh­ters Carolyn Clark Miller of Alexandria, VA, and Mary Gannon Walker of Kansas City, MO; eight grandchildren; and nine great­grandchildren.</p>
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Bub worked hard, and played hard. His watchwords were ever Duty, Honor, Country. He loved, laughed, wept, sang, danced, and lived a full life. He wished to be remembered as a man who served his God, his country, and his family to the best of his ability. He will be greatly missed by his fam­ily and his many friends.</p>
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<em>—His daughters</em></p>