Navy Cross
From Awards for Valor:
The Navy Cross is now the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, (and to members of the Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism:
- While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States;
- While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or
- While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
Actions that merit the Navy Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not merit award of the Medal of Honor. The Navy Cross is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).
Note that several men in the list below were awarded the Navy Cross based on pre-World War I criteria; at the time it was frequently awarded for administrative accomplishments.
Ralph Griswold
Class of 1902
CAPT, USN
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 20, 1929 (47 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, USS Whitney (AD 4), Ship
Theodore Ellyson
Class of 1905
CDR, USN
Richmond, Virginia
February 27, 1928 (43 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, USS Lexington (CV 2), Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Fred Perkins
Class of 1906
CDR, USN
Salem, Oregon
December 22, 1924 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Fixed Wing Passenger
William Williamson
Class of 1907
LCDR, USN
Winona, Minnesota
August 17, 1918 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, USS Orizaba (ID 1536), Ship Namesake, Ship
Robert Burg
Class of 1908
CDR, USN
Grand Island, Nebraska
September 26, 1926 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Naval Attaché London, Fixed Wing
Fred Berry
Class of 1908
CDR, USN
Logan, Iowa
April 4, 1933 (45 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, USS Akron (ZRS 4), Ship Namesake
Zachary Lansdowne
Class of 1909
LCDR, USN
Greenville, Ohio
September 3, 1925 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, Aviation Pioneer, USS Shenandoah (ZR 1), Ship Namesake
Joseph Murphy
Class of 1909
CAPT, USN
Boston, Massachusetts
February 28, 1942 (54 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Fixed Wing Passenger, Indian Ocean, Retired
Lewis Hancock, Jr.
Class of 1910
LCDR, USN
Austin, Texas
September 3, 1925 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR 1), Ship Namesake
William Corry, Jr.
Class of 1910
LCDR, USN
Quincy, Florida
October 6, 1920 (31 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Operational loss, Aviation Pioneer, Fixed Wing Passenger
Robert English
Class of 1911
RADM, USN
Warrenton, Georgia
January 21, 1943 (55 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Pan Am Flight 1142, Submarines, Pacific Fleet, Ship Namesake
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Sherwood Picking
Class of 1911
CAPT, USN
Baltimore, Maryland
September 1, 1941 (51 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Book Author, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
John Minnis
Class of 1915
CAPT, USMC
Montgomery, Alabama
September 23, 1921 (30 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Distinguished Service Cross, Fixed Wing
Theodore Chandler
Class of 1915
RADM, USN
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 1945 (50 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Cruiser Division (CRUDIV) 4, Kamikaze, Lingayen Gulf, Pacific, USS Louisville (CA 28), Ship Namesake, Ship
Warner Portz
Class of 1915
CDR, USN
Newcomerstown, Ohio
January 7, 1945 (53 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 16th Naval District, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Earle Childs
Class of 1915
LT, USN
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
March 2, 1918 (24 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, WWI, HMS H-5, Ship Namesake, Submarine
Ryland Tisdale
Class of 1915
CDR (Ret.), USN
Annapolis, Maryland
May 6, 1942 (47 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 16th Naval District, Corregidor, Pacific, Philippines, Retired, Ship Namesake
Charles Cecil
Class of 1916
RADM, USN
Louisville, Kentucky
July 31, 1947 (53 years old)
Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Service Force, Pacific Fleet, Ship Namesake
Cassin Young
Class of 1916
CAPT, USN
Washington, D.C.
November 13, 1942 (48 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship
Lyman Swenson
Class of 1916
CAPT, USN
Provo, Utah
November 13, 1942 (50 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Juneau (CL 52), Ship Namesake, Ship
Edward Fuller
Class of 1916
CAPT, USMC
Hamilton, Virginia
June 13, 1918 (24 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWI, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Battle of Belleau Wood, Distinguished Service Cross, Ship Namesake, Ground
Dixie Kiefer
Class of 1919
COMM, USN
Lincoln, Nebraska
November 11, 1945 (49 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Mark Crouter
Class of 1920
CDR, USN
Union, Oregon
November 13, 1942 (45 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship
Norman Ives
Class of 1920
CAPT, USN
Washington, D.C.
August 2, 1944 (47 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Europe, France, Ground
George Brooke
Class of 1921
CDR, USN
Spokane, Washington
February 28, 1945 (46 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Luzon (PR 7)
David Roberts
Class of 1921
CDR, USN
Denver, Colorado
March 1, 1942 (42 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship
Francis Bridget
Class of 1921
CAPT, USN
Washington, D.C.
January 23, 1945 (47 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, POW, WWII, Bataan, Brazil Maru, Corregidor, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Patrol Wing 10, Ship Namesake, Ship
Irving Wiltsie
Class of 1921
CAPT, USN
Plainfield, New Jersey
November 24, 1943 (45 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Ship Namesake, Ship
William Ault
Class of 1922
CDR, USN
Enterprise, Oregon
May 8, 1942 (43 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 2, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
John Waldron
Class of 1924
LCDR, USN
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
June 4, 1942 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Family, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Thomas Fraser
Class of 1924
CDR, USN
Boston, Massachusetts
November 15, 1942 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Walke (DD 416), Ship Namesake, Ship
Max Stormes
Class of 1924
CDR, USN
Elmira, New York
November 14, 1942 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Preston (DD 379), Ship Namesake, Ship
Richard Baron
Class of 1924
LCDR, USN
Lowell, Massachusetts
March 15, 1942 (42 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 16th Naval District, Pacific, Philippines, Ship Namesake, Ground
Hubert Hayter
Class of 1924
LCDR, USN
Abingdon, Virginia
November 30, 1942 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS New Orleans (CA 32), Ship Namesake, Ship
Henry Drexler
Class of 1924
ENS, USN
Bethany Beach, Delaware
October 20, 1924 (23 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Operational loss, Family, USS Trenton (CL 11), Ship Namesake, Ship
Harold Pound
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
Muskogee, Oklahoma
March 2, 1942 (38 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Indian Ocean, USS Pillsbury (DD 227), Ship
William Hank
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
Norfolk, Virginia
November 13, 1942 (40 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Laffey (DD 459), Ship Namesake, Ship
Douglas Smith
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
New York City, New York
October 24, 1944 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Arisan Maru, Pacific, USS Oahu (PR 6), Ship
James Smith, Jr.
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
Laconia, New Hampshire
November 13, 1942 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Atlanta (CL 51), Ship
Charles Tolman, Jr.
Class of 1925
LCDR, USN
Concord, Massachusetts
February 1, 1943 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS De Haven (DD 469), Ship Namesake, Ship
Julian Morrison, Jr.
Class of 1925
LT, USN
Memphis, Tennessee
February 11, 1940 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, USS Sea Lion (SS 195)
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Louis LeHardy
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Savannah, Georgia
November 13, 1942 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, South Pacific Force, Task Force 67, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship
Earl Olsen
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Waukegan, Illinois
November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS Pensacola (CA 24), Ship Namesake, Ship
Mannert Abele
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Quincy, Massachusetts
July 30, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grunion (SS 216), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Douglas Fox
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Dowagiac, Michigan
November 13, 1942 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS Barton (DD 599), Ship Namesake, Ship
Hilan Ebert
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Alliance, Ohio
November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS Northampton (CA 26), Ship Namesake, Ship
Lofton Henderson
Class of 1926
MAJ, USMC
Lorain, Ohio
June 4, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron (VMSB) 241, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Eugene Sarsfield
Class of 1926
LCDR, USN
Brooklyn, New York
July 10, 1943 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Sicily, USS Maddox (DD 622), Ship Namesake, Ship
Howard Gilmore
Class of 1926
CDR, USN
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7, 1943 (40 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Randolph Boyer
Class of 1927
CAPT, USN
Audubon, Minnesota
August 16, 1947 (43 years old)
Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger
James Willis
Class of 1927
CDR, USN
Clarksburg, West Virginia
April 6, 1945 (38 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 48, Family, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Bush (DD 529), Ship
John Eldridge, Jr.
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Buckingham, Virginia
November 2, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Guadalcanal, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 71, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Eugene Lindsey
Class of 1927
LCDR, USN
Fort Smith, Arkansas
June 4, 1942 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake
Weldon Hamilton
Class of 1928
LCDR, USN
Rumford, Rhode Island
June 8, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Air Group (CAG) 11, Fixed Wing Passenger
William Millican
Class of 1928
CDR, USN
Brooklyn, New York
October 17, 1944 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Escolar (SS 294), Submarine
John Bole, Jr.
Class of 1928
LCDR, USN
At Large
February 16, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Amberjack (SS 219), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Richard Haines
Class of 1928
LT, USNR
Haines Falls, New York
November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Tassafaronga, Pacific, USS New Orleans (CA 32), Ship, Non-graduate
John Pierce
Class of 1928
LCDR, USN
At Large
January 10, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Argonaut (APS 1), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Lloyd Greenamyer
Class of 1929
CDR, USN
Lansing, Michigan
May 15, 1944 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Aleutians, Composite Squadron (VC) 21, Pacific, Fixed Wing
John Bermingham
Class of 1929
LCDR, USN
New York City, New York
February 19, 1942 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Peary (DD 226), Ship Namesake, Ship
Egbert Roth
Class of 1929
CDR, USN
Hebron, North Dakota
October 24, 1944 (38 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Arisan Maru, Pacific, USS Tanager (AM 5), Ship
Chandler Johnson
Class of 1929
LTCOL, USMC
Highland Park, Illinois
March 2, 1945 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Ground
Clair Miller
Class of 1929
CDR, USN
Marion, Indiana
January 21, 1945 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship
Samuel Dealey
Class of 1930
CDR, USN
Dallas, Texas
August 24, 1944 (37 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Distinguished Service Cross, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Ship Namesake, Submarine
James Kyes
Class of 1930
CDR, USN
Everett, Washington
December 24, 1943 (37 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Atlantic, USS Leary (DD 158), Ship Namesake, Ship
James Coe
Class of 1930
CDR, USN
Richmond, Indiana
September 28, 1943 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Cisco (SS 290), Submarine
Lance Massey
Class of 1930
LCDR, USN
Watertown, New York
June 4, 1942 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Dudley Morton
Class of 1930
CDR, USN
Miami, Florida
October 11, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Distinguished Service Cross, Pacific, USS Wahoo (SS 238), Ship Namesake, Submarine
John Craig
Class of 1930
LCDR, USN
Jacksonville, Florida
March 5, 1943 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Family, Pacific, USS Grampus (SS 207), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Robert Brown
Class of 1931
MAJ, USMC
Caruthersville, Missouri
September 14, 1942 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Guadalcanal, Pacific, Ground
Lee Pancake
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Glentana, Montana
October 26, 1942 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, Pacific, USS Morris (DD 417), Ship
Alfred Tucker, III
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Winchester, Virginia
August 19, 1942 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 8, Fixed Wing
Willis Thomas
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Fresno, California
September 17, 1943 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Pompano (SS 181), Submarine
Elliott Marshall
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Portland, Maine
December 2, 1943 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Capelin (SS 289), Submarine
George MacKenzie, Jr.
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Brooklyn, New York
March 15, 1943 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Triton (SS 201), Ship Namesake, Submarine
Charles Crommelin
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Montgomery, Alabama
March 28, 1945 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 12, Carrier Division (CARDIV) 5, Family, Japan, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Damon Cummings
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
November 13, 1942 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, South Pacific Force, Task Force 67, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship Namesake, Ship
Ralph Elden
Class of 1931
LT, USN
Portland, Oregon
June 6, 1942 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship
Seymour Owens
Class of 1931
CDR, USN
Coronado, California
July 24, 1944 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Bronze Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Tinian, USS Norman Scott (DD 690), Ship
Millard Klein
Class of 1931
LCDR, USN
Knoxville, Tennessee
October 9, 1943 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Buck (DD 420), Ship
Edward Allen
Class of 1931
LT, USN
Grand Forks, North Dakota
May 7, 1942 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 2, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Hector De Zayas
Class of 1932
LTCOL, USMC
San Francisco, California
July 26, 1944 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Guam, Pacific, Ground
William Widhelm
Class of 1932
CAPT, USN
Humphrey, Nebraska
July 19, 1954 (46 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Advanced Training Unit (ATU) 204, Fixed Wing
Nathaniel Dial
Class of 1932
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
January 9, 1945 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, USS Napa (AT 32), Ship
John Tennent, III
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Fredericksburg, Virginia
January 30, 1944 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Kwajalein, Pacific, USS Anderson (DD 411), Ship
Edwin Hurst
Class of 1932
LT, USN
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
June 9, 1942 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing Passenger, Ship Namesake
Frank Latta
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Burlington, Iowa
May 4, 1945 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Lagarto (SS 371), Submarine
John Moore
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Bisbee, Arizona
February 26, 1944 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Grayback (SS 208), Ship Namesake, Submarine
George Ottinger
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Memphis, Tennessee
March 24, 1945 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 84, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Dewitt Shumway
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Potsdam, New York
April 4, 1946 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fratricide, Ground
Maximilian Schmidt
Class of 1932
CDR, USN
Boonville, Missouri
January 5, 1944 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Scorpion (SS 278), Submarine
Jack Wintle
Class of 1932
LCDR, USN
Pittsburg, Kansas
November 13, 1942 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Pacific, USS San Francisco (CA 38), Ship
Herbert Fulmer, Jr.
Class of 1933
CDR, USN
St. Louis, Missouri
January 21, 1945 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Kamikaze, Pacific, USS Ticonderoga (CV 14), Ship
Burden Hastings
Class of 1933
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
December 27, 1941 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, Patrol Squadron (VP) 101, Philippines, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
William Kane
Class of 1933
CAPT, USN
San Rafael, California
February 5, 1957 (45 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fighter Ace, USS Saipan (CVL 48), Fixed Wing
John Phillips, Jr.
Class of 1933
LCDR, USN
Linden, Virginia
February 16, 1944 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 6, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Charles Brewer
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 19, 1944 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighter Ace, Fighting Squadron (VF) 15, Guam, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Floyd Parks
Class of 1934
MAJ, USMC
Salisbury, Missouri
June 4, 1942 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 221, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Philip Torrey, Jr.
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Quantico, Virginia
February 16, 1945 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 9, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Charles Ware
Class of 1934
LT, USN
Knoxville, Tennessee
June 4, 1942 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Martin Ray, Jr.
Class of 1934
LT, USN
Yonkers, New York
June 6, 1942 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship
Edward Blakely
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Norristown, Pennsylvania
October 24, 1944 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Shark (SS 314), Submarine
John Butler
Class of 1934
LTCOL, USMC
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 5, 1945 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Ground
Thomas Oakley, Jr.
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Staten Island, New York
November 8, 1944 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Growler (SS 215), Submarine
Walker Ethridge
Class of 1934
CDR, USN
Meridian, Mississippi
March 20, 1945 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 47, Fighting Squadron (VF) 47, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Lawrence Edge
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Columbus, Georgia
June 18, 1945 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Bonefish (SS 223), Submarine
Arthur Ely
Class of 1935
LT, USN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 4, 1942 (30 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
George Philip, Jr.
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Rapid City, South Dakota
June 16, 1945 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, Family, Kamikaze, Okinawa, Pacific, USS Twiggs (DD 591), Ship Namesake, Ship
Samuel Adams
Class of 1935
LT, USN
Northampton, Massachusetts
June 6, 1942 (30 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Bombing Squadron (VB) 5, Pacific, Scouting Squadron (VS) 5, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Hubert Harden
Class of 1935
CDR, USN
Verdon, Nebraska
January 31, 1947 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, USS Saipan (CVL 48), Fixed Wing
Otto Kolb, Jr.
Class of 1936
LT, USN
Savannah, Georgia
February 28, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Java Sea, HNLMS De Ruyter, Pacific, Ship
Ralph Embree
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Kemmerer, Wyoming
May 11, 1945 (30 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 12, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Harlan Dickson
Class of 1936
LCDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 1944 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Bombing Squadron (VB) 18, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Raymond Vogel, Jr.
Class of 1936
CDR, USN
Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 19, 1950 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 11, Family, Fixed Wing
Fred Newell, Jr.
Class of 1937
LTJG, USNR
Brattleboro, Vermont
January 22, 1945 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, Maryann, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Bethel Otter
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Louisville, Kentucky
May 6, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 4th Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Ground
Paul Riley
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Hot Springs, Arkansas
June 4, 1942 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Thomas Edwards, Jr.
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Corpus Christi, Texas
January 30, 1943 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Rennell Island, Fighting Squadron (VF) 10, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Raymond Moore
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Weldon, North Carolina
June 4, 1942 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, Fixed Wing
Edward DeLong
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Springfield, South Dakota
July 2, 1942 (26 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, POW, WWII, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTB) 3, Pacific
He is not currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall.
Patrick Hart
Class of 1937
LT, USN
Los Angeles, California
June 4, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Edward O'Hare
Class of 1937
LCDR, USN
St. Louis, Missouri
November 26, 1943 (29 years old)
Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Air Group (CAG) 6, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
John Eversole
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
Pocatello, Idaho
June 4, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 6, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
William Lamberson
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Oskaloosa, Iowa
January 22, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 3, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Curtis Howard
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
San Diego, California
June 4, 1942 (24 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 3, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Leonard Thornhill
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
Selma, Alabama
May 8, 1942 (26 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Coral Sea, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 2, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Marion Dufilho
Class of 1938
LT, USN
Opelousas, Louisiana
August 25, 1942 (26 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Fighting Squadron (VF) 5, Pacific, Ship Namesake
Osborne Wiseman
Class of 1938
LTJG, USN
Zanesville, Ohio
June 4, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Bombing Squadron (VB) 3, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Harry Bass
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Beaumont, Texas
August 20, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Europe, Fighting Squadron (VF) 74, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
Richard Crommelin
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Montgomery, Alabama
July 14, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, WWII, Family, Fighting Squadron (VF) 88, Pacific, Ship Namesake, Fixed Wing
John Erickson
Class of 1938
LCDR, USN
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 7, Pacific, Philippines, Fixed Wing
William Harris
Class of 1939
LTCOL, USMC
Lexington, Kentucky
December 6, 1950 (32 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, Korea, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Ex-POW, Family, Ground
Carter Simpson
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Spartanburg, South Carolina
December 31, 1944 (29 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Lester Wall, Jr.
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
North Attleborough, Massachusetts
April 5, 1950 (33 years old)
Navy Cross, Operational loss, Composite Squadron (VC) 61, Fixed Wing
Edward Micka
Class of 1939
LT, USN
Billings, Montana
November 9, 1942 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 9, North Africa, Fixed Wing
William Hogaboom
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
Vicksburg, Mississippi
December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Charles Stapler
Class of 1939
CDR, USN
Washington, D.C.
June 9, 1951 (35 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, Korea, Air Group (CAG) 19, Fixed Wing
Willard Holdredge
Class of 1939
CAPT, USMC
East Aurora, New York
December 15, 1944 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, POW, WWII, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Corregidor, Oryoku Maru, Pacific, Ship
Andrew Hamm
Class of 1939
LCDR, USN
Bowdon, Georgia
July 28, 1945 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 1, Japan, Pacific
Hugh Wood, Jr.
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Dayton, Ohio
December 19, 1950 (34 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
Edward Degarmo
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Lima, Ohio
June 7, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Okinawa, Pacific, Torpedo Squadron (VT) 82, Fixed Wing
Donald Banker
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Duluth, Minnesota
November 6, 1944 (27 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Bombing Squadron (VB) 2, Pacific, Fixed Wing
John Rockwell, Jr.
Class of 1940
CDR, USN
Wellsville, New York
February 13, 1956 (36 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, Fixed Wing
Merlin Paddock
Class of 1940
LCDR, USN
Wayne, Nebraska
April 16, 1945 (28 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 23, Japan, Pacific, Fixed Wing
Kenneth Brown
Class of 1941
CAPT, USMC
Bradford, New Hampshire
November 23, 1943 (25 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Pacific, Tarawa, Ground
John Kirwin
Class of 1941
LT, USN
Newport, Rhode Island
September 11, 1943 (25 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Mediterranean, Salerno, USS Savannah (CL 42), Ship Namesake, Ship
Patrick Fleming
Class of 1941
COL, USAF
Cleveland, Ohio
February 16, 1956 (38 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Operational loss, 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Fighter Ace, Fixed Wing
Samuel Logan
Class of 1942
LT, USN
Owensboro, Kentucky
August 24, 1944 (25 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Harder (SS 257), Submarine
Charles Durfee
Class of 1942
CAPT, USMCR
North Dakota
June 17, 1944 (25 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, KIA, WWII, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Pacific, Saipan, Ground, Non-graduate
Ralph Holton
Class of 1942
ENS, USN
Kalamazoo, Michigan
June 6, 1942 (23 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Midway, Pacific, USS Hammann (DD 412), Ship Namesake, Ship
Robert Bradley
Class of 1943
LT, USN
Washington, D.C.
October 24, 1944 (23 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Leyte Gulf, Pacific, USS Princeton (CVL 23), Ship Namesake
Willis Maxson, III
Class of 1943
LTJG, USN
Austin, Texas
October 8, 1943 (23 years old)
Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Pacific, USS Skate (SS 305), Submarine
Elbert Heim, Jr.
Class of 1943
LT, USNR
Louisiana
March 27, 1945 (24 years old)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, WWII, Fighting Squadron (VF) 82, Okinawa, Pacific, Fixed Wing, Non-graduate
Chester Penney, Jr.
Class of 1946
1LT, USMCR
Long Beach, California
November 11, 1950 (26 years old)
Homer Smith
Class of 1949
CAPT, USN
Alma, West Virginia
May 21, 1967 (41 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 212, Fixed Wing
William Leftwich, Jr.
Class of 1953
LTCOL, USMC
Memphis, Tennessee
November 18, 1970 (39 years old)
Navy Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, KIA, Vietnam, Ship Namesake, Ground
James Connell
Class of 1961
LCDR, USN
Wilmington, Delaware
January 14, 1971 (31 years old)
Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, KIA, POW, Vietnam, Attack Squadron (VA) 55
Pages in category "Navy Cross"
The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total.
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- DONALD F. BANKER, LCDR, USN
- RICHARD S. BARON, LCDR, USN
- BENJAMIN G. BARTHALOW, CDR, USN
- HARRY B. BASS, LCDR, USN
- JOHN M. BERMINGHAM, LCDR, USN
- FRED T. BERRY, CDR, USN
- EDWARD N. BLAKELY, CDR, USN
- JOHN A. BOLE, JR., LCDR, USN
- RANDOLPH B. BOYER, CAPT, USN
- ROBERT G. BRADLEY, LT, USN
- CHARLES W. BREWER, CDR, USN
- FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, CAPT, USN
- GEORGE M. BROOKE, CDR, USN
- BURTON J. BROWN, ENS, USN
- KENNETH L. BROWN, CAPT, USMC
- ROBERT S. BROWN, MAJ, USMC
- ROBERT A. BURG, CDR, USN
- JOHN A. BUTLER, LTCOL, USMC
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- CHARLES P. CECIL, RADM, USN
- THEODORE E. CHANDLER, RADM, USN
- EARLE W. F. CHILDS, LT, USN
- JAMES W. COE, CDR, USN
- JAMES J. CONNELL, LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM M. CORRY, JR., LCDR, USN
- JOHN R. CRAIG, LCDR, USN
- CHARLES L. CROMMELIN, CDR, USN
- RICHARD G. CROMMELIN, LCDR, USN
- MARK H. CROUTER, CDR, USN
- DAMON M. CUMMINGS, LCDR, USN
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- HILAN EBERT, LCDR, USN
- LAWRENCE L. EDGE, CDR, USN
- THOMAS E. EDWARDS, JR., LT, USN
- RALPH W. ELDEN, LT, USN
- JOHN J. ELDRIDGE, JR., LCDR, USN
- THEODORE G. ELLYSON, CDR, USN
- ARTHUR V. ELY, LT, USN
- RALPH A. EMBREE, CDR, USN
- ROBERT H. ENGLISH, RADM, USN
- JOHN L. ERICKSON, LCDR, USN
- WALKER ETHRIDGE, CDR, USN
- JOHN T. EVERSOLE, LTJG, USN
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- RICHARD A. HAINES, LT, USNR
- WELDON L. HAMILTON, LCDR, USN
- ANDREW B. HAMM, LCDR, USN
- LEWIS HANCOCK, JR., LCDR, USN
- WILLIAM E. HANK, LCDR, USN
- HUBERT B. HARDEN, CDR, USN
- WILLIAM F. HARRIS, LTCOL, USMC
- PATRICK H. HART, LT, USN
- BURDEN R. HASTINGS, LT, USN
- HUBERT M. HAYTER, LCDR, USN
- ELBERT S. HEIM, JR., LT, USNR
- LOFTON R. HENDERSON, MAJ, USMC
- WILLIAM F. HOGABOOM, CAPT, USMC
- WILLARD B. HOLDREDGE, CAPT, USMC
- RALPH L. HOLTON, ENS, USN
- CURTIS W. HOWARD, LTJG, USN
- HENRY W. HOYT, LT, USN
- EDWIN W. HURST, LT, USN
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- GEORGE K. MACKENZIE, JR., LCDR, USN
- ELLIOTT E. MARSHALL, CDR, USN
- LANCE E. MASSEY, LCDR, USN
- WILLIS E. MAXSON, III, LTJG, USN
- EDWARD MICKA, LT, USN
- CLAIR L. MILLER, CDR, USN
- WILLIAM J. MILLICAN, CDR, USN
- JOHN A. MINNIS, CAPT, USMC
- JOHN A. MOORE, CDR, USN
- RAYMOND A. MOORE, LT, USN
- JULIAN K. MORRISON, JR., LT, USN
- DUDLEY W. MORTON, CDR, USN
- JOSEPH A. MURPHY, CAPT, USN (RET.)
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Media in category "Navy Cross"
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