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AOC EARL H. CLARK, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 3811
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| Service Date In: |
12/12/1939 |
Date of Birth: |
03/27/1920 |
| Service Date Out: |
02/01/1960 |
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| City, State |
Raton,NM
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Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
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Theaters/Campaigns:
Pacific Fleet
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Aircraft:
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Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Enterprise (CV-6) , 12/7/41-2/43 USS Hornet (CV-8) USS Nassau
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Associations/Service Organizations:
Enterprise Society Naval Aviation Museum Fdn. National Rifle Assn. Fdr. & Trailblazer mbr. NRA Naval Reserve Assn. Branch 49
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Significant Achievements:
1941 involved in mid-air crash of 2 TBD-1s. Had to bail out. Picked up in water by J2F.On sunday, 7 Dec. as AOM 2/C assigned as rear seat gunner to 6 T-2. That evening XVT-6 w/18 TBD-1s & 6 VB-6's SBD-2s flew what I believe was 1st offensive sortie by US Carrier aircraft WWII.
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