| 词条 | C. Wade McClusky |
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|name= Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr |image= Clarence Wade McClusky.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= McClusky in 1943–1944 |nickname= "Wade", "Mac" |birth_date= {{Birth date|1902|6|1}} |birth_place= Buffalo, New York |death_date= {{death date and age|1976|6|27|1902|6|1}} |death_place= Bethesda, Maryland |placeofburial= |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= 1922–1956 |rank= Rear admiral |unit= |commands= NAS Glenview {{USS|Corregidor|CVE-58}} Enterprise Air Group 6 VF-6 |battles= World War II
|awards= Navy Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart Air Medal Navy Commendation Medal |relations= |laterwork= }}Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., (1 June 1902 – 27 June 1976) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II and the early Cold War period. 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".[1] Naval aviator and instructorC. Wade McClusky, Jr. was born in Buffalo, New York, on 1 June 1902. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1926, the same class as Max Leslie, and became a Naval Aviator three years later. Over the next decade, he served in several air units, as well as on command staffs, as an instructor at the Naval Academy and at shore facilities. In 1940, he was assigned to Fighting Squadron Six (VF-6), based on {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}}, and assumed command of that squadron in April 1941. World War IILieutenant Commander McClusky became Enterprise's 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 sinking of two of Japan's fleet carriers, {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Kaga||2}} and {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Akagi||2}}. When McClusky could not find the Japanese carriers where he expected them, and with his air group's fuel running dangerously low, he spotted the {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Arashi||2|up=y}} steaming north at flank speed. (The Arashi had stayed behind to attack the submarine {{USS|Nautilus|SS-168|6}}, which had been harassing the Japanese fleet.) Surmising that the Arashi must be following the main fleet, McClusky ordered a change in course to follow the Arashi. This led him directly to the enemy carriers. He then directed his dive-bombers into an attack which led to the destruction of both Kaga and Akagi. A squadron from the Yorktown, led by Max Leslie, had taken off an hour later, but it used a more recent, and hence more accurate, sighting for the location of the Japanese carriers. It arrived at the same moment as the Enterprise{{'}}s bombers and attacked the Soryu, and within minutes, three of the four Japanese carriers had been turned into burning hulks. McClusky, through his intelligence, courage and sheer luck, had thus made a vital contribution to the outcome of this pivotal battle. For his actions, which turned the tide in the battle,[2] McClusky was awarded the Navy Cross. Later in World War II, he commanded the escort carrier {{USS|Corregidor|CVE-58|6}}. After the warMcClusky served in a variety of staff and shore positions in the later 1940s. During the Korean War, he was chief of staff to the commanders of the First and Seventh Fleets. He commanded Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, in 1952–53, and the Boston Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 1954–56. McClusky 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. Namesakes{{USS|McClusky|FFG-41}} was named in his honor. The Wade McClusky Award is given annually to the most outstanding attack squadron in the US Navy.Portrayal in media
References{{DANFS}} 1. ^C. Wade McClusky: Battle of Midway 2. ^{{cite news|last=Michel |first=Lou|date=29 May 2016 |title=South Buffalo pilot’s mettle turned the tide in Battle of Midway|url= http://buffalonews.com/2016/05/29/south-buffalo-pilots-mettle-turned-the-tide-in-battle-of-midway/ |work=The Buffalo News |access-date=13 May 2017}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/luke-evans-roland-emmerich-midway-1202865108/ | title=Luke Evans Joins Roland Emmerich’s World War II Movie ‘Midway’ | first=Dave | last=McNary | date=July 3, 2018 | work=Variety | accessdate=March 29, 2019}} External links{{Commons category|C. Wade McClusky}}
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