Medal of Honor citation of Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 129):

"For heroic service in attempting to rescue a brother officer from a flame-enveloped airplane. On 2 October 1920, an airplane in which Lieutenant Commander Corry was a passenger crashed and burst into flames. He was thrown 30 feet clear of the plane and, though injured, rushed back to the burning machine and endeavored to release the pilot. In so doing he sustained serious burns, from which he died 4 days later."

Note: Other sources give the date of the accident as 3 October 1920.