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Contact Info
Home Town Washington D.C.
Last Address Died: Dec. 3, 1957 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Buried: U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery
Date of Passing Dec 03, 1957
Location of Interment U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) - Annapolis, Maryland
21 December 1945.
The Navy announced today retirement of Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary to inactive duty.
World War I/Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations
From Month/Year
April / 1917
To Month/Year
November / 1918
Description Submarine Chasers operated in the Atlantic. http://www.subchaser.org/
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1917
To Month/Year
December / 1918
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Leary, Herbert F. Commander, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Aylwin Date Of Action: World War I
Citation: The Navy Cross is awarded to Commander Herbert F. Leary, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Aylwin, 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.
