Navy Federal Credit Union

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Edmund Darrow Almy, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Force Engineer Officer of Cruiser and Transport Forces during World War I.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Action Date:

    World War I

    War Department, General Orders No. 116 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Edmund Darrow Almy, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, as Force Engineer Officer, in which position, by his untiring energy and close cooperation with Army authorities, Commander Almy successfully equipped a large number of Army and Navy Transports.