Corry., William Merrill, Jr., LCDR

US Navy Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Hartford, Connecticut on October 2, 1920. His citation reads:

"For heroic service in attempting to rescue a brother officer from a flame-enveloped airplane.  On 2 October 1920, an airplane in which Lt. Comdr.  Corry was a passenger crashed and burst into flames.  He was thrown 30 feet clear of the plane and, though injured, rushed back to the burning machine and endeavored to release the pilot.  In so doing he sustained serious burns, from which he died four days later."

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Three ships of the United States Navy were named USS Corry for William Merrill Corry, Jr.

• USS Corry (DD-334), a Clemson-class destroyer, was commissioned in 1921 and decommissioned in 1930.
• USS Corry (DD-463), a Gleaves-class destroyer, served from 1941 until she was sunk on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
• USS Corry (DD-817), a Gearing-class destroyer, was launched in 1945. In 1981, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Kriezis.