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Albert H. Clark

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Albert Hobbs Clark
Born(1910-12-23)December 23, 1910
Norway, Maine[1]
DiedFebruary 29, 1944(1944-02-29) (aged 33)
Philippine Sea
Buried
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Navy
Years of service1933-1944
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Commands heldUSS Trout (SS-202)
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards Silver Star
Legion of Merit [2]
Bronze Star (2)
Commendation Medal
Purple Heart[3]
Spouse(s)Mary Crane

Albert Hobbs Clark (23 December 1910 – 29 February 1944), was a decorated submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He was the commander of the USS Trout (SS-202) when she was presumed lost with all hands.[4]

Background[edit]

Albert H. Clark was a 1933 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Upon graduating, Clark was assigned to the USS Chester (CA-27) and later to the USS Southard (DD-207).[5] In June 1937 he began submarine training in New London, Connecticut. Upon completion, Clark was assigned to USS S-25 (SS-130) in Honolulu, Hawaii. In July of 1940, Clark was transferred, and became a plank owner on the newly commissioned USS Trout (SS-202) as the Engineer Officer under the command of Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.. Clark earned his Silver Star on the USS Trout's mission to bring much needed AAA ammunition to the American Forces at Corregidor. In May 1943, Albert H. Clark assumed command of the USS Trout (SS-202) from Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. and completed several successful war patrols.

On what became Clark's final war patrol in February of 1944, the USS Trout was to patrol the East China Sea. According to Japanese war records, a convoy, Matsu No. 1, was attacked in the area assigned to the USS Trout on 29 February 1944. The convoy was carrying the 29th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) from Manchuria to Guam. The convoy consisted of four large transport ships escorted by three Yūgumo-class destroyers, Asashimo, Kishinami, and Okinami. The USS Trout sank one of the large passenger-cargo ships, the Sakito Maru, which was carrying the 18th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army). The Asashimo detected the submarine and began to drop depth charges. Oil and debris surfaced, and the Asashimo dropped one final depth charge on this location, 22°40′N 131°45′E. It is also possible that one of the USS Trout's XVIII electric torpedos made a circular run and accidentally sank herself, as happened with the USS Tang (SS-306). On 7 April 1944, the USS Trout (SS-202) was presumed missing-in-action with all hands, the Navy made the information public July 1944.[6] On 8 April 1945, it was declared missing in action with all hands. Albert H. Clark had been aboard the USS Trout for all eleven war patrols. [4][7]

Albert H. Clark's widow, Mary Crane Clark, became the sponsor of the USS Trout (SS-566), a Tang class submarine with the same name as her husbands'.[8]

References[edit]

  1. http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/clark-a-h.htm
  2. "Submarine Skipper To Receive Reward". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 16 Aug 1944. Retrieved 16 Dec 2019.
  3. http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/clark-a-h.htm
  4. 4.0 4.1 "VMH: ALBERT H. CLARK, LCDR, USN". usnamemorialhall.org.
  5. "Naval Orders". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 28 Mar 1935. Retrieved 16 Dec 2019.
  6. "Two U.S. Subs Reported Lost in Pacific". Spokane Conical. Spokane, Washington. 22 July 1944. Retrieved 16 Dec 2019.
  7. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/united-states-submarine-losses/trout-ss-202.html
  8. "Memories of the USS Trout". The Portsmouth Herald. New Haven, Connecticut. 30 Aug 1951. Retrieved 16 Dec 2019.


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