Name
George S. Clute
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Jan-01
USN
VP-11
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Civilian
Date
Rate
1942-Jan-01
Ensign
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Lt.(jg)
1968-Dec-31
Commander
Citation
Distinguished Flying Cross
Date
Post
Action
1942-Apr-30
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530, landed 1930.
1942-May-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530, landed 1800.
1942-May-06
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-08
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0600 for advance base, Johnston Island.
1942-May-15
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned from advance base, Johnston Island at 1700.
1942-May-19
Pilot
Flight: Patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-25
Pilot
Flight: Patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1940.
1942-Aug-05
Pilot
Flight: relocated to seaplane tender at Ndeni, Santa Cruz Islands.
1942-Aug-06
Pilot (extra)
Flight: patrol. Took off 1310. Patrolled sector between 308 and 332 degrees. Ran out of gas and landed at 0752 near Indispensible Reef, approximately 80 miles from Graciosa Bay (Ndeni), bearing 245 degrees. Rescued after four days by USS Stack.
1942-Aug-10
Pilot (extra)
Crew rescued by USS Stack. Plane sunk by USS Stack gunfire(?) in the vicinity of Indispensible Reef.
1942-Aug-22
Pilot
Flight: patrol. VP-72 plane, VP-11 pilot, VP-23 crew.
1942-Aug-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0545 for nortwestern sector, landed 1700.
1942-Sep-08
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Spotted and attacked Japanese submarine at 1130 hours.
1942-Sep-20
Pilot
Flight. Exchanged fire with Japanese Kawanishi flying boat for six minutes.
1942-Oct-19
Pilot
Flight: night bombing. Attacked Japanese ships off Guadalcanal. Downdraft almost crashed plane into a destroyer.
1942-Oct-25
Pilot
Flight: night bombing. Slipped past destroyer screen undetected to make torpedo attack.
1942-Dec-13
Pilot
Flight. Anti-submarine coverage for damaged USS Minneapolis off San Cristobol (Solomon Islands). Ship had lost entire bow (fore of the bridge) in battle.
Publication
Page
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-22 (USS Curtiss detachment)
23
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24 (USS Curtiss detachment)
25
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-30
14
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-03
17
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-06
18
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-08, 1942-May-09, 1942-May-10
19
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-11, 1942-May-12, 1942-May-13
20
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-14, 1942-May-15
21
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-19
22
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-24, 1942-May-25
24
VP-11 Action Report: 1942-Sep-07
003
VP-11 Action Report: 1942-Sep-08
004
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Biography