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George
McFadden
O’Rear

Home:

Staten Island

, 

New York

George O’Rear 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. Arkansas (BB-33)

    Action Date:

    February 16 – April 25, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946) & No. 370 (December 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain George McFadden O’Rear, 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. ARKANSAS BB-33), at Iwo Jima from 16 February 1945 to 7 March 1945, and during the Okinawa campaign, 24 March 1945 to 24 April 1945.