CLANCY-EDWARD

From 10 November 1943 to 25 April 1945 ENCM Clancy served on the USCG manned USS Lansing, homeported in U.S. Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Virginia.  During his time on board he completed numerous multi-nation ship convoy escorts between Norfolk (Virginia), New York (New York), New London (Connecticut), and Boston (Massachusetts), Portland (Maine) to trans-Atlantic rendezvous points of multiple nations’ merchant vessels that were loaded with essential wartime material.

Additionally, Lansing also completed multiple cross-Atlantic convoy escorts of Allied nations’ merchant vessels loaded with war supplies to numerous destinations, including Bermuda and Gibraltar, both British Overseas Territories; the Azores, Autonomous Regions of Portugal; Oran, Algeria; Casablanca, French North Africa; Bizerte, Tunisia; Palermo, Sicily; and Mers-el-Kabir, Algeria. During this period Lansing was attacked by an Nazi submarine on 14 May 1944 and a Nazi aircraft on 12 July 1944 where ENCM Clancy severely injured his back while diving for cover through a hatch during a strafing attack, an injury that would plague him the rest of his life. 

In summary, although he never achieved his desire to live long enough to be one of the oldest USCG veterans remaining from WWII, ENCM Clancy enjoyed a full USCG career that included service in combat theaters of operations during WWII and the Korean War and non-combat service during the Vietnam War. During his 26 years of active duty he served on 9 vessels, 3 shore assignments, and was awarded and earned numerous awards and decorations.