C. Wade Mc Clusky

C. Wade Mc Clusky

Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., (1 June 1902–27 June 1976) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II. He is credited with playing a major part in the Battle of Midway. In the words of Admiral Chester Nimitz, McClusky's decision to continue the search for the enemy and his judgment as to where the enemy might be found, "decided the fate of our carrier task force and our forces at Midway...".

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