David M. Armstrong was born in North Carolina on February 16, 1919. He received an at-large appointment to the Naval Academy. Armstrong served aboard the USS Zane during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U.S. Naval Commander on July 1, 1961, and has received the Bronze Star Medal as well as the Navy Commendation Medal.
Compiled from:
| The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc., Register of Alumni, 1997 Edition. (Annapolis, 1997) |
| Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships , 8 vols., (Navy Department, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Washington, DC, 1963), Volume VIII, pp. 222-227. |
| David M. Armstrong Papers #555, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department. Display Collection Guide |
