Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 11, 1941
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: February 11, 1941
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Clarke was killed along with a mother and her two daughters when an explosion ripped through four row homes on Greenwich Street near Passyunk Avenue. Officer Clarke was crushed by a falling wall as he rushed to help a family escape. He was survived by his three grown children.