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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service during World War I and World War II and the Korean War. He was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the United States Army during World War II.During World War I, he was a company commander in the 11th Infantry Regiment, part of the 5th Division, and served in France where he was seriously wounded by shrapnel. After the war, the future U.S. Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, noticed Clark’s abilities. During World War II, he commanded the United States Fifth Army, and later the Fifteenth Army Group, in the Italian campaign. He is known for leading the Fifth Army in its capture of Rome in June 1944.Clark has been heavily criticized for ignoring the orders of his superior officer, British General Sir Harold Alexander, and allowing the German 10th Army to slip away, in his drive to take Rome, the capital of Italy, a strategically unimportant city. The German 10th Army then joined with their brother forces at the Trasimene Line. In March 1945 Clark became the youngest American to be promoted to general.General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a close friend of Clark, considered him a brilliant staff officer and trainer. Clark was awarded many medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second highest award.One legacy of the "Clark task force" that he led in 1953-55, which reviewed and made recommendations on all federal intelligence activities, is the coined term Intelligence Community."@en }

• Q34339 abstract "Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service during World War I and World War II and the Korean War. He was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the United States Army during World War II.During World War I, he was a company commander in the 11th Infantry Regiment, part of the 5th Division, and served in France where he was seriously wounded by shrapnel. After the war, the future U.S. Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, noticed Clark’s abilities. During World War II, he commanded the United States Fifth Army, and later the Fifteenth Army Group, in the Italian campaign. He is known for leading the Fifth Army in its capture of Rome in June 1944.Clark has been heavily criticized for ignoring the orders of his superior officer, British General Sir Harold Alexander, and allowing the German 10th Army to slip away, in his drive to take Rome, the capital of Italy, a strategically unimportant city. The German 10th Army then joined with their brother forces at the Trasimene Line. In March 1945 Clark became the youngest American to be promoted to general.General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a close friend of Clark, considered him a brilliant staff officer and trainer. Clark was awarded many medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second highest award.One legacy of the "Clark task force" that he led in 1953-55, which reviewed and made recommendations on all federal intelligence activities, is the coined term Intelligence Community.".