C. Wade McClusky
United States Navy admiral
Died when: 74 years 26 days (888 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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.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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