Clarence K. Bronson

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Clarence K. Bronson (21 July 1888 – 8 November 1916) was a pioneer aviator in the United States Navy.

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 Curtis 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 bombs.

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In 1943, the destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was named in his honor.

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.