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Chauncey Shackford graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1899. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Martha Washington

    Action Date:

    World War I

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Chauncey Shackford, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. MARTHA WASHINGTON, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.