Bruce C. Clarke
Bruce Cooper Clarke was a United States Army general. He was a career officer who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the commander of Continental Army Command from 19581960, Commander, U.S. Army Europe from 19601962, and commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from December 1954 to April 1956.
Clarke was born on a farm in Adams, New York, on April 29, 1901. He dropped out of high school to enlist in the Army in 1917, and gained appointment to the United States Military Academy through the New York National Guard. He graduated in 1925 with a commission in the Corps of Engineers. In addition to his degree from West Point, he earned a civil engineering degree from Cornell University and an LLB from La Salle Extension University. He also was an equivalent graduate of the National War College and is credited with starting the NonCommissioned Officers Academy system. From 19581960 he commanded the Continental Army Command, heading the entire Army school system which, at the time, had over 250,000 participants.
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