Tec5 Clark, Henry Eugene “Monk”

Henry E. "Monk" Clark was born in July of 1906 to parents James Edward and Harriet (Palmer) Clark in Redfield, South Dakota. He was the youngest of 9 children. Brought up in the area of White, South Dakota, that is where he received his eduction. Monk's Point at Lake Hendricks was named after him.

WW2: TEC 5 U.S. Army, served in South Pacific during World War II. Technician fifth grade (abbreviated T/5 or Tec 5) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948.^[1] The rank was created to recognize enlisted soldiers with special technical skills, but who were not trained as combat leaders