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Clarey, Bernard Ambrose, ADM USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Oskaloosa, IA
Last Address Honolulu, HA
Date of Passing Jun 15, 1996
Location of Interment National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Admiral Clarey served as a vice president for the Bank of Hawaii from 1973 to 1977. A long-time supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, Admiral Clarey was presented the Silver Beaver Award in 1976. He was awarded the Navy League of the United States Stephen Decatur Award for Operational Competence in 1971. A doctorate of humane letters honorary degree was conferred upon him by WilliamPennCollege in 1984. In 1998, the floating bridge connecting FordIsland to the mainland was named the AdmiralClareyBridge in Clarey's honor.
Other Comments:
Submarine war patrols:
USS Maberjack (SS-219) - 1st and 2nd
USS Peto (SS-265) - 4th
7 Dec 1941
Uss.Dolphin under the command of (Lt.Cdr. Gordon B. Rainer) was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. She took the attacking enemy planes under fire, then commenced a patrol looking for their fleet in the local area.
24 Dec 1941
Uss.Dolphin 169 left Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Marshall Islands area.
3 Feb 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 ended her first war patrol when she returned to Pearl Harbor 14 May 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 under new command of (Lt.Cdr. Royal Lawrence Rutter) left Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol west of Midway during the pivotal battle 3-6 of June and from 8 to 11 June for some repairs, but then continued her patrol.
26 Jun 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Rutter) attacked a Japanese oiler with torpedoes south of Japan in position 31°00'N, 133°53'E. Dolphin claims two hits but Japanese records don't show any evidence of this.
24 Jul 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Rutter) ended her 2nd war patrol when she returned to Pearl Harbor.
12 Oct 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Rutter) left base for her 3th war patrol. She was to patrol of the Kuril Islands.
5 Dec 1942
Uss.Dolphin 169 (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Rutter) ended her 3th and last war patrol. With new construction submarines available for offensive war patrols, the older Dolphin was assigned to training duties.
