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Years of service
  
1919–1942

Rank
  
Commander

Awards
  
Navy Cross

Name
  
Mark Crouter


Mark Hanna Crouter

Born
  
October 3, 1897 Baker, Oregon (
1897-10-03
)

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles/wars
  
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, World War II

Died
  
November 13, 1942, Ironbottom Sound, Solomon Islands

Education
  
United States Naval Academy

Battles and wars
  
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, World War II

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Mark Hanna Crouter (1897–1942) was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions in combat during World War II.

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Crouter was born on October 3, 1897 in Baker, Oregon. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy on June 7, 1919. After extensive service at sea and ashore, he served as first engineering officer in aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), and from May 11, 1942 was executive officer in heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38).

In the night Naval Battle of Guadalcanal of November 12 and November 13, 1942, when an outnumbered American force turned a Japanese raiding group back from its intended attack on shipping off Guadalcanal, Commander Crouter was severely wounded early in the action, but insisted on remaining at his station to play his part in fighting the ship until killed.

Crouter's courageous devotion to duty was recognized with a posthumous award of the Navy Cross.

Commemoration

The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Crouter (DE-11), in commission from 1943 to 1945, was named for Commander Crouter.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

References

Mark Hanna Crouter Wikipedia