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Max Clifford Stormes
Max Clifford Stormes (27 July 1903 – 15 November 1942) was a World War II American naval commander.
Biography.
Born in Big Flats, New York, Stormes was appointed midshipman on 15 June 1920 and graduated on 15 May 1924. He was assigned to USS "Nevada" (BB-36) and subsequently served in USS "Chewink" (AM-39) and USS S-33 (SS-138).
Stormes served with Submarine Division 20 in 1929 and 1930 and then attended a post-graduate course
USS Stormes
USS "Stormes" (DD-780), an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Max Clifford Stormes, who was killed in action during the night of 14 and 15 November 1942, when the destroyer was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Stormes was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross as "his coolness and courage in the face of grave danger, inspired his men to supreme efforts of determination and endurance to carry on the attack."
"Stormes" was