Harold Edson Shear (December 6, 1918 – February 1, 1999) was an admiral in the United States Navy. Born in New York City, Shear graduated from the United States Naval Academy soon after December 7, 1941; (oral history, per Mrs. Elizabeth Shear, conversation with MSSN Raymond Olsen, steward, Villa Nike, residence of Adm. Harold E. Shear, Naples, Italy, 1977-1980.) During World War II, he served on the USS Sawfish, earning a Silver Star He died after a long illness in 1999.