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Charles
Edward
Coney

Home:

Savannah

, 

Georgia

Charles Coney graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1919. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Nashville

    Action Date:

    April 22 – November 1, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Charles Edward Coney, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. NASHVILLE in New Guinea, Moluccas, and Philippine Islands, 22 April 1944 to 1 November 1944.