April 1961
Task Group 81.8 Command
Clark commands the naval task group assigned to support and monitor the operation.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Caribbean Sea in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Clark commands the naval task group assigned to support and monitor the operation.
Clark positions destroyers offshore to provide early warning for the Cuban Expeditionary Force ships.
Clark sends aircraft to locate the distant Caribe and persuade its master to turn north toward the operational area.
Clark works to turn surviving Cuban Expeditionary Force ships back toward Point Zulu after the landing force comes under heavy attack.
Dennison continues naval and aerial searches for scattered brigade survivors.
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