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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Clarence Victor Beckley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bordulac, North Dakota

Honored By

Charles J. Newman

Relationship

Fellow Submariner

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE. HE WAS LOST WITH ALL HIS SHIPMATES ABOARD THE SUBMARINE USS TROUT SS-202.THE TROUT LEFT MIDWAY ISLAND AFTER TOPPING OFF FUEL TO MAKE HER ELEVENTH WAR PATROL ON FEBRUARY 16, 1944. THE TROUT WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. WHEN THE TROUT DID NOT RETURN TO MIDWAY BY APRIL 7TH, SHE WAS DECLARED OVERDUE AND PRESUMED LOST ON APRIL 17, 1944.