Huntsville native Larry Gene Clark lived near Spring Branch in the southwest part of the city. As a boy he would hunt, fish and trap along that creek.
On Dec. 9, 1967, the Marine celebrated his 21st birthday. On Feb. 4, 1968, Lance Cpl. Larry Gene Clark, a fire team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division, died in action in Vietnam. His mother, Loise, accepted the Bronze Star in his honor.
The bridge on Drake Avenue, just west of Memorial Parkway, will be dedicated in Clarkâs honor on March 8 at 2 p.m. The Drake Avenue bridge at Huntsville Spring Branch will be named the Lance Cpl. Larry G. Clark Memorial Bridge.