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| No Photo Available | - | Clarence Frederick Leary was born in Fowey, England on 11 January 1894. He 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 on 12 June 1918.He was appointed executive officer in USS Carlton Hall. He died of burns and smoke inhalation when he entered the ship’s burning hold on 20 July, in an attempt to save both ship and crew. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his self-sacrificing valor. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 173k | October 1945, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 91k | USS Compton (DD-705), USS Steinaker (DD-863), USS Leary (DD-879) and USS Davis (DD-937) in Naples, Italy May 1962. | Jack C. Sofield | |
| 66k | This photo was taken in 1969 while on a West Pac curise. We were anchored off the Phillipine Islands | Jack R. Alberts, Jr. (ETN2 at the time) | |
| 111k | S Samuel Gompers (AD-37) providing tender services to four destroyers, May 1969, probably in Subic Bay, Philippines. Ships alongside are (left to right): USS Higbee (DD-806); USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779); USS Robison (DDG-12) and USS Leary (DD-879). Photographed by PH3 Stephen L. Howk. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 53k | The Leary on her return to Norfolk from her Vietnam Deployment in 1969. | David Coxon, FCCS USN (Ret.) | |
| 40k | This photo was takem in 1970 while on a Med curise | Jack R. Alberts, Jr. (ET1 at the time) | |
| 67k | This photo was takem in 1970 while on a Med curise | Jack R. Alberts, Jr. (ET1 at the time) | |
| 40k | This photo was takem in 1970 while on a Med curise. Malta can be seen in the background | Jack R. Alberts, Jr. (ET1 at the time) | |
| 55k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Earnest Goodrich Campbell May 7 1945 - Jul 16 1946 CDR Hugh Marion Maples Jul 16 1946 - Dec 1946 CDR James A. Johnson Dec 1946 - Mar 1947 CDR William King Parsons Mar 1947 - Sep 2 1948 CDR James Harry Campbell Sep 2 1948 - Apr 1 1950 CDR Thomas Francis Howe Apr 1 1950 - Feb 9 1952 CDR Kenneth West Feb 9 1952 - Mar 6 1953 CDR William Redus Glennon Mar 6 1953 - Dec 1955 CDR George Winslow Dec 1955 - Jul 1956 CDR Rufus Clemens Porter Jul 1956 - Apr 25 1958 CDR James L. Eubanks Apr 25 1958 - Oct 7 1960 CDR Robert J. Simmons Oct 7 1960 - Jul 15 1961 CDR Raymond Michael Chester Jul 15 1961 - Aug 18 1963 CDR Paul Henry Barkley Aug 18 1963 - May 8 1964 LTJG John S. Hurlbut May 8 1964 - Jun 8 1964 LCDR James A. Young Jun 8 1964 - Nov 18 1964 CDR William M. Schaefer Nov 18 1964 - Oct 21 1966 CDR Ramon William Leary Oct 21 1966 - Feb 29 1968 CDR Richard G. Clark Feb 29 1968 - Sep 19 1969 CDR William Dougherty Sayer Sep 19 1969 - Apr 17 1971 CDR Robert H. Gruse Apr 17 1971 - Aug 4 1972 CDR Thomas Joseph McKeown Jr. Aug 4 1972 - Oct 31 1973
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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