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Actif dans l'United States Navy pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Clarence Wade McClusky a un rôle majeur dans la bataille de Midway où il est commandant de la Carrier Air Wing du porte-avions USS Enterprise.
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.
26 mai 2019 · Wade McClusky led a group of dive-bombers that attacked the Imperial Japanese Navy's carriers on Jun. 4, 1942, changing the course of the Battle of Midway. He followed a Japanese destroyer that led him to the enemy fleet, despite his orders and his fuel shortage.
Learn how Wade McClusky Jr., a USNA graduate and naval aviator, led a daring attack on the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Midway in 1942. Discover his early years, his intuitive decision, and his legacy in the U.S. Navy.
4 juil. 2019 · The criticism Wade McClusky receives from historians for choosing to fly a dive-bomber and to lead the two Enterprise dive-bombing squadrons as Air Group Commander is thus unfounded and quite unfortunate.
Learn about Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky, the naval aviator who led the attack on three Japanese carriers at Midway in 1942. Read a review of his biography by David Rigby, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2019.
A biography of a naval aviator who commanded the USS Enterprise in World War II and received the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal. Learn about his early life, career, awards, and death in 1976.
