Clarence K. Bronson
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Clarence K. Bronson was a pioneer aviator
in the United States Navy
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Bronson was born in Bushnell, Ill.
, 21 July 1888, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy
Class of 1910. After service afloat, he was trained in aviation
in 1914 at the Curtiss Aeroplane Company, Hammondsport, N.Y.
, and NAS Pensacola, Fla.
Lieutenant (junior grade) Bronson was killed at the Naval Proving Ground Indianhead, Indianhead, Maryland, 8 November 1916, while testing experimental aerial bomb
s.
USS Clarence K. Bronson
(DD-668) was named in his honor.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Bronson was born in Bushnell, Ill.
Bushnell, Illinois
Bushnell is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bushnell is located at ....
, 21 July 1888, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
Class of 1910. After service afloat, he was trained in aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
in 1914 at the Curtiss Aeroplane Company, Hammondsport, N.Y.
Hammondsport, New York
Hammondsport is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 731 at the 2000 census. The village is named after its founding father.The Village of Hammondsport is in the Town of Urbana and is northeast of Bath, New York....
, and NAS Pensacola, Fla.
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola , "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits...
Lieutenant (junior grade) Bronson was killed at the Naval Proving Ground Indianhead, Indianhead, Maryland, 8 November 1916, while testing experimental aerial bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
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Namesake
In 1943, the destroyerDestroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
USS Clarence K. Bronson
USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
USS Clarence K. Bronson was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for naval aviator Lieutenant Clarence K. Bronson ....
(DD-668) was named in his honor.
See also
- List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (pre-1925)