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Earl H. Clark
AOC · USN
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Earl H. Clark
AOC · USN
12/12/1939 – 02/01/1960
Service Details
Service Years
12/12/1939 – 02/01/1960
Theaters of Service
Pacific Fleet
Duty Assignments
USS Enterprise (CV-6) , 12/7/41-2/43
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Nassau
Service Organizations
Enterprise Society
Naval Aviation Museum Fdn.
National Rifle Assn.
Fdr. & Trailblazer mbr. NRA
Naval Reserve Assn. Branch 49
Achievements & Story
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.