William M. Corry Jr.

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William M. Corry Jr. was a U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for his heroism in early naval aviation.

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William M. Corry Jr. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
United States Navy officer ⓘ
aviator ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ
World War I Victory Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1889-10-05 ⓘ
burialPlace Eastern Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina ⓘ
causeOfDeath injuries from airplane crash ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1920-10-07 ⓘ
deathManner line of duty ⓘ
education United States Naval Academy ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Corry ⓘ
fieldOfWork naval aviation ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasHonor namesake of multiple U.S. Navy destroyers ⓘ
honorificSuffix Jr. ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
MedalOfHonorActionDate 1920-10-02 ⓘ
MedalOfHonorActionPlace near Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
MedalOfHonorCitationIncludes risking his life to rescue a fellow officer from a burning plane ⓘ
sustained severe burns leading to his death ⓘ
memorializedIn U.S. Navy ship names ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant Commander ⓘ
militaryUnit United States Navy aviation units ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Navy units
nationality American ⓘ
notableEvent fatal injuries following aircraft crash and rescue attempt in 1920 ⓘ
notableFor heroism in early U.S. naval aviation ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lexington, South Carolina ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hartsville, South Carolina ⓘ
reasonForAward heroism in attempting to rescue a fellow officer from a burning airplane ⓘ
serviceEnd 1920 ⓘ
serviceNumber United States Navy officer (no public service number listed) ⓘ
serviceStart early 1900s ⓘ
shipNamedAfter USS Corry (DD-334) ⓘ
USS Corry (DD-463) ⓘ
linked to: USS Corry (DD-334)

USS Corry (DD-817) ⓘ
linked to: USS Corry (DD-334)
stateOfBirth South Carolina ⓘ
stateOfDeath South Carolina ⓘ

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Corry Station → namedAfter → William M. Corry Jr. ⓘ