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.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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