SERVICE MEMORIES

Harry Adrian McClure Date of birth: May 31, 1884
Date of death: January 7, 1971

Harry McClure graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1907. He retired as a U.S. Navy Commodore.

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 Harry Adrian McClure, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. DECATUR, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of escorting troop and cargo ships through waters infested by enemy submarines and mines during World War I.

Action Date: World War I

Service: Navy

Rank: Lieutenant Commander

Company: Commanding Officer

Division: U.S.S. Decatur

Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret