Clarence F. Leary 1137050 189877935 2008-02-08T02:51:20Z Jwillbur 617133 Remove parent category using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Clarence Frederick Leary''' ([[11 January]] [[1894]] – [[20 July]] [[1918]]) was an officer in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War I]]. Born in [[Fowey, England]], Leary came to the [[United States]] with his family as a boy. After the United States entered World War I he was commissioned lieutenant in the [[Naval Reserve]] [[12 June]] [[1918]], and appointed executive officer in [[USS Charlton Hall (1907)|''Charlton Hall'']]. He died of burns and smoke inhalation when he entered the ship’s burning hold [[20 July]] in an attempt to save both ship and crew. He was posthumously awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for his self-sacrificing valor. Two ships, [[USS Leary|USS ''Leary'']], were named for him. {{DANFS}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leary, Clarence Frederick}} [[Category:1894 births]] [[Category:1918 deaths]] [[Category:Navy Cross recipients]] [[Category:United States Navy officers]] [[Category:Deaths by smoke inhalation]] [[Category:American military personnel killed in World War I]]