Capt
Walter
Edward
Clarke
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2023
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Biography
Walter Edward Clarke was born on November 26, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of William and Beatrice (Winser) Clarke.
He entered the US Naval Reserve on July 30, 1938 and worked his way up to Captain.
He resided in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Captain Clarke retired from the U.S. Navy in 1969.
Walter went Missing in Action on April 3, 1992 at Sea during the Solomon Islands Campaign.
He was a Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for successfully shooting down two Japanese planes.
Sources
"Captain Walter E. Clarke, United States Navy, Deceased" [biography, dated 20 August 1969] in Modern Biographical Files collection, Navy Department Library.
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Malcolm Clarke
Hersey-1310 and Clarke-22894 do not represent the same person because: Names, places, dates etc are all entirely different, I'm not sure how this was even marked as a possible match.
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by Malcolm Clarke
Rejected matches › Edward Henry (Hersey) Clarke (1903-1981)
C > Clarke > Walter Edward Clarke
Categories: Solomon Islands Campaign | Air Medal | Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)