US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Hartford, Connecticut on October 2, 1920. His citation reads "For heroic service in attempting to rescue a brother officer from a flame-enveloped airplane. On 2 October 1920, and airplane in which Lt. Comdr. 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 four days later." A native Floridian, he was the second from the oldest of six children of parents who had migrated to Florida from New York. He was admitted to the United States Naval Academy in June of 1906, graduating in 1910. He spent the next five years serving aboard the battleship "USS Kansas." In mid-1915, he began instruction in aviation at Pensacola. He was designated Naval Aviator #23 in March of 1916. He had flying positions with the armored cruiser, the "USS Washington" between November of 1916 and May 1917, then was an officer on the armored cruiser "USS North Carolina." The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. In August of 1917, he began World War I service in France, where he commanded Naval Air Stations at LeCroisic and during 1918 and early 1919, at Brest. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in July of 1918 and awarded the Navy Cross for his service with Northern Bombing Group. World War I ended on November 11, 1918. Corry remained in France for the rest of 1919 and the first half of 1920, being involved in the removal of United States Naval Aviation forces from Europe as part of the post-war demobilization. In mid-1920, Lieutenant Commander Corry was assigned as aviation aide to the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, aboard the flagship, the " USS Pennsylvania." Over the years, three naval ships have been named in his honor. His gravesite was originally marked with a private upright marker but a United States Military Medal of Honor marker was installed in January of 2017. His older brother's son was named in his honor.