Augustus Dayton Clark
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Augustus Dayton Clark a 1922 graduate of the United States Naval Academy
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.
After retiring from the Navy in 1945, Clark joined the advertising department of The Philadelphia Bulletin. He died in Mount Kisco, New York
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
and a United States Naval captain, was Commanding Officer of Force Mulberry A (a Mulberry harbour
Mulberry harbour
A Mulberry harbour was a British type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy....
) at Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach is the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II...
during the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He ended his naval career as Chief of Staff for Rear Admiral Wilkes in 1944.
After retiring from the Navy in 1945, Clark joined the advertising department of The Philadelphia Bulletin. He died in Mount Kisco, New York
Mount Kisco, New York
Mount Kisco is a community that is both a village and a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The Town of Mount Kisco is coterminous with the village. The population was 10,877 at the 2010 census.- History :...
External links
- http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/C.html Papers of A. Dayton Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library