NAVY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON

ADDRESS REPLY TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
AND REFER TO INITIALS
AND NO.
75733

OCT 3 1942

To: Lieut. Nathan Ford CLARK, I-V(S), USNR.

Via: The Commandant, FOURTEENTH Naval District.

Subject: Appointment for temporary service.

1. Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved July 24, 1941 (Public No. 188 - 77th Congress), the President of the United States hereby appoints you a
Lieutenant
for temporary service in the Naval Reserve of the United States Navy, to rank from the 15th day of June, 1942.

2. By law, this appointment, unless expressly declined, is regarded for all purposes as having been accepted on the date of this letter, without formal acceptance or oath of office. The date of rank stated in this appointment is for the purpose only of establishing your order of precedence.

For the President:

Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy.