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Navy Commendation Medal

HONOR

Awarded by the U.S. Navy to soldiers who performs acts of heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service. Often awarded for life-saving efforts. Created in 1944.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Christopher C. Ames
Military
c. 1954   US Navy Rear Admiral
Walter E. Boomer
Military
22-Sep-1938   Retired General, US Marine Corps
Jeremy M. Boorda
Military
26-Nov-1939 16-May-1996 Chief of Naval Operations, 1994-96
Carl Brashear
Military
19-Jan-1931 25-Jul-2006 Navy diver
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr.
Politician
1941 4-Jul-2003 Ohio Attorney General, 1983-91
James T. Conway
Military
26-Dec-1947   Commandant of the Marine Corps
Chip Cravaack
Politician
29-Dec-1959   Congressman, Minnesota 8th
Dale Dye
Actor
8-Oct-1944   Warriors, Inc.
James O. Ellis, Jr.
Military
20-Jul-1947   C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02
William J. Fallon
Military
30-Dec-1944   C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08
Wayne Gilchrest
Politician
15-Apr-1946   Congressman from Maryland, 1991-2009
James L. Holloway III
Military
23-Feb-1922   Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-78
Frank B. Kelso II
Military
11-Jul-1933   Chief of Naval Operations, 1990-94
Joseph Kernan
Politician
8-Apr-1946   Governor of Indiana, 2003-05
Mark Kirk
Politician
15-Sep-1959   US Senator from Illinois
Charles C. Krulak
Military
4-Mar-1942   US Marine Corps Commandant, 1995-99
Charles R. Larson
Military
20-Nov-1936   C-in-C, US Pacific Command, 1991-94
James Mattis
Military
8-Sep-1950   Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM
Kevin E. Moley
Diplomat
c. 1947   US Ambassador to the UN in Europe, 2001-06
Benjamin F. Montoya
Military
24-May-1935   US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral
Robert Mueller
Government
7-Aug-1944   FBI Director
Carl E. Mundy, Jr.
Military
16-Jul-1935   USMC Commandant, 1991-95
Peter Pace
Military
5-Nov-1945   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07
Hyman Rickover
Military
27-Jan-1900 8-Jul-1986 Built the nuclear navy
Gary Roughead
Military
c. 1951   Chief of Naval Operations
John R. Ryan
Military
15-Aug-1945   Chancellor of SUNY, 2006-07
Joe Sestak
Politician
12-Dec-1951   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11
Edward M. Straw
Military
c. 1939   Former US Navy Vice Admiral
Orson Swindle
Government
8-Mar-1937   Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005
Norman Thagard
Astronaut
3-Jul-1943   Shuttle astronaut
Bernard Trainor
Military
2-Sep-1928   Military analyst, ex-3 star Marine general
George H. Walls, Jr.
Business
c. 1942   Retired USMC Brigadier General
Robert F. Willard
Military
c. 1951   Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Military
29-Nov-1920 2-Jan-2000 US Chief of Naval Operations, 1970-74


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