member of the West Point class of 1937 on active duty. Later life After leaving the Army, Clarke served as executive director of the National Commission on Water Quality. In the 1980s, he was a consultant to the Tippetts, Abbett, McCarthy, Stratton engineering firm. He died in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on 4 February 2002, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Dates of rank Notes References 1915 births 2002 deaths American military engineers Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Cornell University College of Engineering alumni Harvard Business School alumni Manhattan Project people Members of the Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia Military personnel from New York (state) Nuclear weapons scientists and engineers Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Army generals United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers United States Military Academy alumni