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Harold Waddington graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1909. He retired as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bainbridge

    Action Date:

    World War I

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Harold Asa Waddington, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in Command of the U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of escorting troops and cargo ships through waters infested by enemy submarines and mines during World War I.