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Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN (12 November 1893 – 13 July 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. During the Korean War , he led again a carrier Task Force and subsequently commanded the 7th Fleet .
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
The phone call was followed up with a Western Union telegram to Captain Ralph Davison, USN. [33] It was a chance to serve his country, again. Wead flew from California and arrived at Naval Air Station Quonset Point where he worked as special aide to Captain Ralph Davison. Also, at NAS Quonset Point was Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin and his ...
Joseph J. Clark (1893–1971), admiral in the U.S. Navy during World War II Joe Louis Clark (1938–2020), former New Jersey high school principal, portrayed in the 1989 film Lean on Me Joe Clark (aeronautics) (1941–2020), American aerospace pioneer
That title goes to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who has a net worth of $1 billion. That’s not to say that Steel won’t ever take the title. At 76, she’s going strong with no plans of ...
On 20 August, she was redesignated an "Auxiliary Carrier", ACV-27, and was recommissioned as such on 24 September 1942, Captain Joseph J. Clark in command. 1942
Joseph Hinckley Clark (September 7, 1837 – November 27, 1889) was a member of the Clark banking family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; an officer in the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry who distinguished himself in combat during the American Civil War; [1] and a director of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad.
Tristram Coffin, born in 1609 in Brixton, Devon, sailed for America in 1642, first settling in Newbury, Massachusetts, then moving to Nantucket. [1] [2] The Coffins, along with other Nantucket families, including the Gardners and the Starbucks, began whaling seriously in the 1690s in local waters, and by 1715 the family owned three whaling ships (whalers) and a trade vessel. [1]