(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lawrence Arthur Clark, United States Navy, was awarded a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VF-83), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), during World War II.
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Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Navy Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Fighting Squadron 83 (VF-83)Action Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lawrence Arthur Clark, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VF-83), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), during World War II.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Fighting Squadron 83 (VF-83)Action Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lawrence Arthur Clark, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VF-83), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), during World War II.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Fighting Squadron 83 (VF-83)Action Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lawrence Arthur Clark, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VF-83), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), during World War II.
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Navy Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign]Batallion:
Fighting Squadron 83 (VF-83)Division:
U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)Action Date:
March 19, 1945
Commander 1st Carrier Task Force Pacific: Serial 0516 (June 4, 1945)The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Lawrence Arthur Clark, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VF-83), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, on 19 March 1945. Intercepting a hostile fighter plane diving on one of our combatant vessels, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Clark pursued this enemy craft through violent maneuvers at low altitude in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire and downed the plane only a few hundred feet from its target. By his expert airmanship and excellent fighting spirit, he averted possible loss of life and damage to one of our ships and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.