Bernard Ambrose Clarey, USN

Born  4 May 1912Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Died  15 Jun 1996(84)Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA


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Ranks

31 May 1934 Ens.
31 May 1937 Lt.(jg)
1 Jul 1941 Lt.
1 Mar 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Feb 1944 T/Cdr.
  Capt.
Jul 1958 Rear-Admiral
3 Jun 1964 Vice-Admiral
Jan 1968 Admiral

Retired: 1 Oct 1973


Decorations

May/Jul 44 Navy Cross (1)
Jul/Sep 44 Navy Cross (1)
Oct/Jan 45 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Bernard Ambrose Clarey, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Pintado (387)T/Lt.Cdr.Submarine1 Jan 19444 Apr 1945

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Submarine USS Pintado (387)


11 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado arrived at Key West, Florida for duty with the Fleet Sound School.

13 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

14 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

15 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

16 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

17 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

18 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

19 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

21 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

22 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

23 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

24 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

25 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

27 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

28 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

29 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado conducted exercises off Key West.

31 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Pintado departed Key West for the Panama Canal Zone.

23 Apr 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. Bernard Ambrose Clarey) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

16 May 1944
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol west of the Mariana Islands. Later her patrol area shifted to the waters south of Formosa.

1 Jun 1944 (position 18.08, 141.14)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Toho Maru (4716 GRT) and torpedoed and damaged the Japanese troop transport Kinshu Maru (5591 GRT) about 250 nautical miles northwest of Saipan in position 18°08'N, 141°14'E

6 Jun 1944 (position 16.28, 142.16)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kashimasan Maru (2825 GRT) and the Japanese troop transport Havre Maru (5652 GRT) west-north-west of the Mariana Islands in position 16°28'N, 142°16'E.

1 Jul 1944
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) ended her 1st war patrol at Majuro.

22 Jul 1944
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) departed from Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.

6 Aug 1944 (position 30.51, 129.26)
While operation off southwest coast of Kyushu, Japan USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Shonan Maru (5401 GRT) in position 30°53'N, 129°45'E and torpedoed and damaged the Japanese frigate Etorofu (870 tons, offsite link) in position 30°51'N, 129°26'E.

22 Aug 1944 (position 29.52, 125.22)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Tonan Maru No.2 (19262 GRT) about 200 nautical miles south-east of Shanghai in position 29°52'N, 125°22'E.

14 Sep 1944
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

9 Oct 1944
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

3 Nov 1944 (position 16.48, 117.17)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) tries to torpedo and sink the Japanese aircraft carrier Junyo (offsite link), but her torpedoes hit the Japanese destroyer Akikaze (1345 tons, offsite link) instead. The Akikaze blows up and sank in the South China Sea some 160 miles west of Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Philippines in position 16°48'N, 117°17'E.

13 Dec 1944 (position 19.30, 118.40)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) torpedoed and sank the Japanese fast transport T 12 (1500 tons) and the Japanese landing ship T 104 (887 tons) in the South China Sea in position 19°30'N, 118°40'E.

1 Jan 1945
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) ended her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.

27 Jan 1945
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) departed from Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.

20 Feb 1945 (position 7.25, 111.56)
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. Bernard Ambrose Clarey) is damaged by Japanese aerial bombs in the Gulf of Siam in position 07°25'N, 111°56'E. despite some damage she is able to remain on patrol.

30 Mar 1945
USS Pintado (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Clarey) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia. Pintado later sailed from Fremantle to Pearl Harbor.


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