Created in 1919. Approximately 6,400 have been awarded.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Pappy Boyington |
Military |
4-Dec-1912 |
11-Jan-1988 |
World War II flying ace |
| Richard E. Byrd |
Explorer |
25-Oct-1888 |
11-Mar-1957 |
Arctic and Antarctic explorer |
| Evans F. Carlson |
Military |
26-Feb-1896 |
27-May-1947 |
Carlson's Raiders |
| Duke Cunningham |
Politician |
8-Dec-1941 |
|
Congressman from California, 1991-2005 |
| Jeremiah Denton |
Military |
15-Jul-1924 |
28-Mar-2014 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87 |
| Charles Fahy |
Attorney |
27-Aug-1892 |
17-Sep-1979 |
Solicitor General, Appellate Judge |
| William F. Halsey |
Military |
30-Oct-1882 |
20-Aug-1959 |
WWII Commander of the South Pacific |
| John Howard |
Actor |
14-Apr-1913 |
19-Feb-1995 |
Bulldog Drummond |
| Ernest J. King |
Military |
23-Nov-1878 |
25-Jun-1956 |
Chief of Naval Operations, 1942-45 |
| Dudley Wright Knox |
Military |
21-Jun-1877 |
11-Jun-1960 |
A History of the United States Navy |
| Pete McCloskey |
Politician |
29-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from California, 1967-83 |
| James Roosevelt |
Politician |
23-Dec-1907 |
13-Aug-1991 |
Congressman from California, 1955-65 |
| Raymond A. Spruance |
Military |
3-Jul-1886 |
13-Dec-1969 |
US Navy Admiral during WWII |
| Adolphus Staton |
Military |
28-Aug-1879 |
4-Jun-1964 |
US Navy admiral |
| Alexander A. Vandegrift |
Military |
13-Mar-1887 |
8-May-1973 |
18th USMC Commandant, 1944-48 |
| James H. Webb |
Military |
9-Feb-1946 |
|
Former US Senator from Virginia |
