Augustus Dayton Clark

Augustus Dayton Clark (died 1990), a 1922 graduate of the United States Naval Academy [1] and a United States Naval captain, was Commanding Officer of Force Mulberry A (a Mulberry harbour) at Omaha Beach during the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He ended his naval career as Chief of Staff for Rear Admiral Wilkes in 1944.[2]

After retiring from the Navy in 1945, Clark joined the advertising department of The Philadelphia Bulletin. He died in Mount Kisco, New York [3]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.usna.com/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1303&reid=aI3U5f36ClA%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0
  2. ↑ Stanford, Alfred. Force Mulberry. William Morrow and Company Publishing, New York, 1951. p. 55.
  3. ↑ "Augustus D. Clark, 90, A Retired Navy Officer". New York Times. 1990-08-15. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

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