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Bruce Ware graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1907. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    S.S. Mongolia

    Action Date:

    April 19, 1917

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Bruce Richardson Ware, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commander of the Armed Guard of the S.S. MONGOLIA, and in an encounter with an enemy submarine. On 19 April 1917, a submarine periscope was sighted and a shot fired which is believed to have hit the submarine which was not seen further.