KIRKMAN -VAN
VAN L. KIRKMAN JR.
CAPT
Van Leer Kirkman , Jr. Date of death: 4-Mar-51
Van Kirkman graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1911. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Van Leer Kirkman, Jr., United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. SHAW, 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: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Shaw
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret