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Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr. (1 June 1902 - 27 June 1976) was born in Buffalo NY and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1926, becoming a Naval Aviator three years later. Over the next decade, he served in air units and on command staffs, and as an instructor at the Naval Academy. In 1940 he was assigned to Fighting Squadron Six (VF-6) based on USS Enterprise (CV-6), assuming command of the squadron in April 1941. Lcdr McClusky became Enterprise air group commander in April 1942. During the Battle of Midway, while leading his air group's scout bombers on 4 June 1942, he made the critical tactical decision that led to the destruction of the Japanese aircraft carriers Kaga and Akagi, thus making a vital contribution to the outcome of that pivotal battle. Later in World War II, he commanded the escort carrier USS Corregidor (CVE 58). Later in the 1940’s Capt. McClusky served in a variety of staff and shore positions . During the Korean War, he was Chief of Staff to the Commanders of the First and Seventh Fleets. He commanded NAS Glenview IL in 1952-53, and the Boston Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 1954-56. He retired from active duty in July 1956. At that time, in recognition of his vital contributions to the outcome of World War II, he was advanced to Flag rank. Rear Admiral McClusky died on 27 June 1976 and was laid to rest in the US Naval Academy Cemetary at Annapolis MD. USS McClusky (FFG-41) was the first ship named in his honor. (US Navy Photo #NH93189, circa 1943, from the US Naval Historical Center) |
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27 September 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial bow view of McClusky underway during sea trials. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02356 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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27 September 1983: The Pacific Ocean - A starboard beam view of McClusky underway during sea trials. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02360 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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27 September 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial port quarter view of McClusky underway during sea trials. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02359 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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27 September 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial stern view of McClusky underway during sea trials. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02357 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - A starboard beam view of McClusky moored at the pier during the ship's Commissioning ceremony. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-84-08411 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - A Navy and Marine Corps color guard stands at attention during the commissioning ceremony for McClusky. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-85-05997 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - Commander Robert R. Lynch accepts command of the Guided Missile Frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-84-08398 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - Crewmen move quickly up an accommodation ladder to go aboard McClusky during the "coming alive" portion of its commissioning ceremony. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-85-06002 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - Mrs. Ruth Mundy McClusky, left, and her family observe the "coming alive" portion of the commissioning ceremony for McClusky. Mrs. McClusky is the widow of the ship's namesake, Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-85-06004 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - Guests look on as sailors man the rail aboard McClusky at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-85-06005 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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10 December 1983: NavSta Long Beach CA - Cdr Robert B. Lynch greets one of Radm. McClusky’s WWII contemporaries at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony for McClusky. Maxwell F. Leslie commanded Bombing Three aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) and later replaced Radm. McClusky as Enterprise’s Air Group Commander. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-85-06010 by PH1 Harold J. Gerwien from the DVIC) |
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2 December 1984: San Pedro CA - Elevated port forward view of McClusky during inclining experiments. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-85-07060 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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2 December 1984: San Pedro CA - Elevated port amidship, forward view of McClusky during inclining experiments. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-85-07059 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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2 December 1984: San Pedro CA - Elevated port amidship, aft view of McClusky during inclining experiments. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-85-07057 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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2 December 1984: San Pedro CA - Elevated port aft view of McClusky during inclining experiments. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-85-07058 by Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC) |
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1 March 1986: The Pacific Ocean - A starboard bow view of McClusky at sea. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-86-11420 by PHC Chet King from the DVIC) |
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1 March 1986: The Pacific Ocean - A port quarter view of McClusky at sea. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-86-11419 by PHC Chet King from the DVIC) |
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1 March 1986: The Pacific Ocean - An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter rests on the helicopter pad of McClusky. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-86-11423 by PHC Chet King from the DVIC) |
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15 October 1986: The Pacific Ocean - Aerial port view of McClusky, the "Mighty Mac," stationed at San Diego CA. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SC-04-09044 by PH3 Petty from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1988: The Pacific Ocean - McClusky approaches the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) during Exercise RIMPAC '88 off the coast of Hawaii. A portion of a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun barrel aboard Missouri is in the foreground. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-91-12045 from the DVIC) |
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31 July 1990: San Diego CA - A Soviet sailor looks down at McClusky from the bow of the Soviet Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Vinogradov. Vinogradov, along with the Sovremenny class destroyer Boyevoy and the Kaliningradneft class support tanker Argun, are at Naval Station, San Diego for a four-day, goodwill visit. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-90-10872 by PHC Chet King from the DVIC) |
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22 September 1992: Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia - American and Russian sailors exchange mementos during a three-day goodwill port visit by McClusky and the high endurance cutter USCGC Chase (WHEC-718). (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SN-04-00565 by PHC(AW) Jeff Wood from the DVIC)
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23 September 1992: Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia - Crew members watch from the stern of McClusky as a harbor tug approaches Chase to assist the vessel as it prepares to depart from port. Crew members aboard the Russian Maritime Border Guard Krivak III class frigate Orel (149) and the Udaloy class guided missile destroyer Admiral Tributs (552) are manning the rails in preparation for the departure of both Chase and McClusky following a three-day goodwill visit by the U.S. vessels. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-ST-93-01245 by PH3 Gary Denman from the DVIC) |
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24 October 1997: San Diego CA: USS Wadsworth (FFG-9) and McClusky, side by side in a floating dry dock facility at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, Ca. NASSCO placed two ships simultaneously in the same dry dock for the first time, the double docking was part of a $4.7 million scheduled maintenance contract. (US Navy Photo #971024-N-1746P-003 by PH2 Jeff Portish from Navy Newstand) |
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21 July 1998: the Pacific Ocean - The San Diego CA based guided missile frigate USS McClusky conducts a tight navigational drill. Frigates fulfill a Protection of Shipping (POS) mission as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys. (US Navy Photo #980721-N-5961C-002 by PH1 Spike Call from the Navy News Stand) |
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2 August 1998: The Pacific Ocean - Starboard bow view of McClusky as she returns to Hawaii at the end of exercise RIMPAC '98. (US Navy Photo DVID #DN-SD-00-01210 by PH1 (NAC) James G. McCarter from the DVIC) |
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2 October 2002: San Diego CA, with her crew manning the rails, the McClusky pulls into her berth at Naval Station San Diego after completing a regularly scheduled deployment. McClusky's deployment took her to South America and included the rescue of a mariner who was adrift at sea for nearly four months. (US Navy Photo #021002-N-6132R-002 by PH3 Luis Rojas from Navy Newstand) |
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29 April 2003: Pacific Ocean - McClusky maneuvers at slow speeds while training near San Diego, Calif. (US Navy Photo #030429-N-5067K-003 by PH2 Michael D. Kennedy from Navy Newstand) |
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29 April 2003: Pacific Ocean - as above (US Navy Photo #030429-N-5067K-001 by PH2 Michael D. Kennedy from Navy Newstand) |
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3 June 2004: San Diego CA - McClusky returns to Naval Station San Diego CA after completing a six-month counter drug deployment operating with the Joint Interagency Task Force. (US Navy Photo #040603-N-7615S-034 by PHAN Danielle Sosa from Navy Newstand) |
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3 June 2004: San Diego CA - Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Everett West holds his four-week old baby boy for the first time with his wife by his side after retuning from a six-month deployment aboard the guided missile frigate USS McClusky. McClusky returned to Naval Station San Diego after completing a six-month counter drug deployment operating with the Joint Interagency Task Force. (US Navy Photo #040603-N-9421C-094 by PH3 Kerry Cacho, from the Navy News Stand) |
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3 June 2004: San Diego CA - Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jeremy Conrad reunites with his daughter after the guided missile frigate USS McClusky returns to Naval Station San Diego, Calif. McClusky is returning to Naval Station San Diego after completing a six-month counter drug deployment operating with the Joint Interagency Task Force. (US Navy Photo #040603-N-7615S-115 by PHAN Danielle Sosa, from the Navy News Stand) |
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20 December 2005: San Diego CA - Sailors assigned to the guided missile frigate USS McClusky man the rails as the ships returns to Naval Station San Diego. McClusky is returning from a five-month Southern Pacific deployment. While deployed McClusky seized more than 3.5 tons of cocaine, rescued 299 Ecuadorian nationals and completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV). (US Navy Photo #051220-N-3925A-001 by PH2 Grant P. Ammon, from the Navy News Stand) |
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26 April 2007: San Diego CA - Seaman Andrew Gomez kisses his wife goodbye before boarding the guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41) at Naval Station San Diego, California, to depart for a six-month deployment. (US Navy Photo #070426-N-4047W-007 by MC2 Shannon R. Warner from the Navy News Stand) |
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