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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)
Description The invasion was instrumental in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico.
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From Month/Year
June / 1898
To Month/Year
June / 1898
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Bryant was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1877 and attended Bryant School and Pittsburgh Academy before receiving an appointment to the United States Naval Academy in May 1893. Though he resigned the appointment soon thereafter, Bryant secured another in 1896 and returned to the Naval Academy to complete the course. In June 1898, while still a naval cadet, he was assigned to the battleship Massachusetts of Admiral William T. Sampson's Atlantic Squadron in which he took part in the bombardments of Santiago on May 31 and June 6 and in other engagements in the West Indies during the Spanish-American War. He also served in the gunboat Leyden before returning to the Naval Academy.
