William Leon Clark

He was born in Scott County, Mississippi[1] on March 21, 1911 and grew up in Hattiesburg and Petal.

In 1951, he was re-called to active duty in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.

Following the war, he was assigned to the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense as executive director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board.

He was promoted to brigadier general and was named Deputy Chief of Chaplains in 1966.

Clark died on March 19, 2005 and was interred at Hillcrest Cemetery in Petal, Mississippi.