Samuel David Dealey
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| Samuel David Dealey | |
|---|---|
| September 13, 1906 - August 24, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas |
| Place of death | KIA offshore Luzon |
| Allegiance | USN |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Navy Cross (4) Silver Star |
Samuel David Dealey (13 September 1906 – 24 August 1944) was a submarine commander of the United States Navy during World War II. He was one of the most decorated officers in U.S. Navy history receiving six awards for valor.
Born 13 September 1906 in Dallas, Texas, Dealey graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1930 and had duty in the battleship Nevada (BB-36) before training as a submariner. In command of S-20 at the outbreak of World War II, he assumed command of Harder (SS-257) upon her commissioning 2 December 1942. Commander Dealey guided his submarine deep into enemy waters, wreaking destruction on Japanese shipping.
He won the Navy Cross four times and the Silver Star once, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation (US) awarded his command, for heroism in combat. On his fifth war patrol, Commander Dealey pressed home a series of bold and daring attacks, both surfaced and submerged, which sank three destroyers and damaged two others. For his exceptional gallantry in these actions, Commander Dealey was awarded the Medal of Honor.
He was lost with his submarine during the sixth patrol, when Harder was sunk 24 August 1944 by a depth charge attack off Luzon.
In 1953, USS Dealey (DE-1006) was named in his honor; she was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort.
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Categories: 1906 births | 1944 deaths | American military personnel of World War II | Navy Cross recipients | Navy Medal of Honor recipients | People from Dallas | United States Navy officers | United States submarine commanders | United States Naval Academy graduates | American World War II killed in action
