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C. Wade McClusky. Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., (June 1, 1902 – June 27, 1976) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II and the early Cold War period. He is credited with having played a major part in the Battle of Midway.
USS Paulding (DD-22) was the lead ship of Paulding -class destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Hiram A. Paulding (1797-1878). She was in commission from 1910 to 1919 and saw service in World War I . After her Navy service, Paulding served in the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Paulding (CG-17) from 1924 to 1930.
He resided in Andover, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts . George L. Street III died on 26 February 2000 at the Academy Manor Nursing Home in Andover. [1] In keeping with his request, half his cremated remains were dispersed at sea from a submarine, and half were buried at Arlington ...
Charles E. Tolman was born on 25 June 1903 in Concord, Massachusetts. He entered the United States Naval Academy in the summer of 1921 and graduated on 4 June 1925. After serving on the battleship USS Utah, he was transferred to USS Worden in 1926. Tolman then completed training courses at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, and ...
Tirante (SS-420) at her launch from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. USS Tirante (SS-420), a Tench -class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, elongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba. Her keel was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of Kittery, Maine.
USS Sea Dog (SS-401/AGSS-401) was a Balao -class submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first ship to be named for the dogfish, a small shark of the North Atlantic, considered destructive by fishermen. Sea Dog was laid down on 1 November 1943 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 28 March 1944 sponsored by ...
Rehoboth. (AVP-50) USS Rehoboth (AVP-50) off Houghton, Washington, on 8 March 1944, two weeks after commissioning. The second USS Rehoboth (AVP-50/AGS-50) was in commission in the United States Navy as a seaplane tender from 1944 to 1947 and as an oceanographic survey ship from 1948 to 1970.
John Reeves Pierce was born on 3 November 1906 in Cristóbal, Colón, Panama Canal Zone. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1928. Following flight training and submarine instruction, he served on the submarine USS S-29 and studied marine engineering at the University of California. After serving on USS Nautilus and USS Narwhal ...