Jeremiah

Early Life
Jeremiah Clark was born on April 8, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Walter Clark, was a violent and raging alcoholic. When Jeremiah was 7 years old, his mother, Mary, became disabled after a car accident which paralyzed her legs. When Jeremiah was 12 years old, his father abandoned him and his mother. Later in life, he would view this as the first of many life-changing betrayals. Jeremiah was forced to take care of his mother by doing small jobs, and eventually fell into a gang.

In 1943, Jeremiah and his gang were caught stealing gasoline ration stamps. His gang left Jeremiah to be arrested by the police. When he was tried, the judge gave him the option of 10 years in prison, or service in the military. He chose the military.

Military Service
Jeremiah began his military service in 1944. He was sent to Europe to fight the Germans as an infantryman. Sometime in March of 1945, Jeremiah was left by his squad in a building that was about to be blown up by Germans. He survived by hiding under a table in the basement of the building, and eventually found his way back to his squad. Jeremiah managed to get out of the Army in early 1946.

Post-Army Life
Jeremiah returned to live with his mother in 1946, and would soon get a job at a factory. At this point in his life, he was hesitant to make friends and wary of any kind of betrayal. Despite this, he would eventually meet a woman named Pearl Summers, whom he had a daughter with, Irene. The two married in 1958, but would divorce in 1962.

When the Great War of 1962 broke out, and the bombs were being launched, Jeremiah wanted to find his mother and his daughter, but figured he didn't have enough time, and instead searched for a fallout shelter to save himself. He would regret this decision for the rest of his life.

Post-War Life and Gnash's Gang
Jeremiah left the fallout shelter he entered in 1967. The first thing he did was go to his mother's old house, which had been leveled. Next he went to his ex-wife's house to search for his daughter. Again, the house was completely destroyed. Very soon, he ran into Gnash and Blackrain, who offered him to join their gang. Jeremiah accepted that he would have to run with a gang to survive. He would become the most loyal member of Gnash's Gang.