Burwell H. Clarke
Born: at Morrilton, Arkansas
Home Town: Morrilton, Arkansas
The Navy Cross is presented to Burwell H. Clarke, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and fearless devotion to duty on the occasion of the explosions from lightning at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Lake Denmark, N.J., on 10 July 1926. Although he realized the imminence of great peril Captain Clarke continued at his post of duty in an endeavor to check the spread of the disaster, thereby losing his life.
Authority – USMC Communiqué: 0166-1 (21 October 1926)
