ARMSTRONG-ELDRED
ELDRED BEWES ARMSTRONG
CDR
Eldred Bewes Armstrong Date of birth: June 13, 1886
Date of death: 20-Jun-50
Home of record: Indiana
Eldred Armstrong graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1906.
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 Commander Eldred Bewes Armstrong, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. MAYRANT, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, 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: Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Mayrant
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret