Augustus Dayton Clark

Augustus Dayton Clark (died 1990), a 1922 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a United States Navy captain, was commanding officer of Force Mulberry A (a Mulberry harbour) at Omaha Beach during the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

1920s After graduating from the US Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree, Clark served for two years in . He served for a further two years in before attending the US Naval Submarine School at New London, Connecticut, in 1926. Between 1927 and 1929 he was assigned to . He then moved on to attend the Post Graduate School, General Line Course at Annapolis in 1929-30.

1930s The 1930s began with Clark acting as navigational instructor at the US Naval Academy in 1930-31. He returned to the sea in 1931-32 aboard the USS Constitution and then attended the Chemical Warfare School in 1932. His next appointment came with , where he was based from 1932 to 1934. The next two years were spent back at the US Naval Academy as aide to the superintendent. From 1936 to 1938 he was the commanding officer of the presidential yacht, , as well as aide at the White House. The years 1938 to 1940 saw Clark at sea with before being made inspector of guns at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D.C.

Later in 1944 he received his final appointment as Chief of Staff to Rear Admiral John E. Wilkes, commander of ports and bases in France. He died from pneumonia at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York.