During his service in the Air Force, he was promoted to sergeant and worked as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer for the Military Air Transport Service (MATS).
He attended Pasadena City College for two years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout when he was 14. Furthermore, one of Cussler's uncles served in the Imperial German Air Service and became a flying ace, after shooting down 14 Allied aeroplanes. In his memoir The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks, Cussler revealed that his father fought in the Imperial German Army on the Western Front during World War I. His mother's ancestors were from England and his father was from Germany. His novels have inspired various other works of fiction.Ĭlive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Amy Adeline (née Hunnewell) and Eric Edward Cussler, and grew up in Alhambra, California.
He was the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Clive Eric Cussler (J– February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer.
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