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Home Town Washington, Pennsylvania
Last Address Asheville, North Carolina
Date of Passing Nov 04, 1938
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 8, Site 5705
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Samuel Wood Bryant
Rear Admiral U.S. Navy
Navy Cross WWI
Navy Cross Awarded for actions during World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Samuel Wood Bryant, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. ALLEN, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters, and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.
Action Date: World War I Service: Navy Rank: Commander Company: Commanding Officer Division: U.S.S. Allen (DD-66)
Other Memories In the fall 1907, Lt. Bryant returned to the Naval Academy as a navigation instructor and remained there almost three years. After being detached in June 1910, he joined Nebraska (Battleship No. 14). On October 28, 1912, in the rank of lieutenant commander, he assumed command of Yankton which duty he carried out until May 31, 1913. Ordered to the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., he pursued the short course until October 4 when he transferred to the Naval Radio Station, Norfolk, Va. There, he took up duty as assistant to the superintendent on November 10. He next fitted out and assumed command of Allen (Torpedo-boat Destroyer No. 66) at her commissioning on January 24, 1917.
