Statistics:
- A total of 267 Navy Crosses were Awarded for heroism in Korea
- Two men earned TWO Navy Crosses in Korea
- This list represents 265 men who received Navy Crosses in Korea
- U.S. Navy - 41
- U.S. Marines - 221
- U.S. Army - 3
- At least 84 awards of the Navy Cross were posthumous awards
- U.S. Navy - 13
- U.S. Marines - 70
- U.S. Army - 1
- John Page (USA) earned the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor in Korea
- Lewis Puller (USMC) earned his 5th Navy Cross and the DSC in Korea
- Four WWII Navy Cross recipients earned a 2nd award in Korea
- One Korean War Navy Cross recipient earned a 2nd award in Vietnam
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A
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| Abell, Welton R. (USMC) |
Adams, Richard J. (USMC) |
Alley, David W. (USMC) |
| Adams, Jon D. (USMC) |
Alexander, George W. (USMC) |
Austin, Wayne D. (USN) |
B
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| Babbitt, Arlene K. (USN) |
Benavides, Adolfo (USMC) |
**Bradshaw, Charles W. (USMC) |
| *Bancroft, Arthur R. (USMC) |
Betts, Elmer R. (USMC) |
Brady, Joseph C. (USN) |
| Banks, Charles L. (USMC) |
Betts, Harrison F. (USMC) |
*Bratback, Earl B. (USMC) |
| Banning, Virgil W. (USMC) |
Blasongame, Richard N. (USMC) |
Breen, Richard R. (USMC) |
| Barbosa, Arthur G. (USMC) |
Blick, Joseph A. (USMC) |
*Brewer, Donald E. (USN) |
| Barlow, Quinton T. (USMC) |
Bolt, John F. (USMC) |
Britt, William C. (USMC) |
| Barrett, John M. (USMC) |
Booker, Dorsie H. (USMC) |
Brown, Dale W. (USN) |
| *Barrett, Ora E. (USMC) |
*Borawski, Walter C. (USMC) |
*Brown, William P. Jr. (USMC)
OLC (1st Award WWII) |
| Barrow, Robert H. (USMC) |
Bordelon, Guy Pierre (USN) |
*Bryant, Rollins M. (USMC) |
| Bates, William H. (USMC) |
*Bowen, Murray M. (USN) |
Burchick, Thomas A. (USN) |
| Beard, James T. (USMC) |
Bowerman, Billie J. (USMC) |
Burr, Phillip J. (USMC) |
| Beatty, Robert E. (USMC) |
*Braaten, Palmer S. (USMC) |
Butler, George H. (USMC) |
Bell, Van D. (USMC)
1st Award (OLC in Vietnam) |
Bradley, Bobbie B. (USMC) |
*Butler, Wallace S. (USMC) |
C
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| *Caldwell, Crayton L. (USMC) |
Chinner, John W. (USMC) |
Conaway, Lyle F. (USMC) |
| *Canney, John J. (USMC) |
*Christensen, Thomas A. (USN) |
Counselman, John D. (USMC) |
| Cardillo, Mario (USMC) |
Christofferson, Bernard W. (USMC) |
Crawford, Ernie LaRue (USN) |
| *Chadwick, Fred D. (USMC) |
Churchill, Joe V. (USN) |
Cross, Frank S. (USMC) |
| Chain, William B. (USMC) |
Clark, Eugene F. (USN) |
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| Chenoweth, Theodore H. (USMC) |
*Collins, Albert H. (USMC) |
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D
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| Daigneault, Donald A. (USMC) |
Demas, John G. (USMC) |
*Dragastin, Marion T. (USN) |
| Dailey, Joseph W. (USMC) |
Dirst, Lloyd V. (USMC) |
Dukes, Matthew D. (USMC) |
| *Davis, James C. (USMC) |
Doezema, Richard M. (USMC) |
Dunay, Andrew F. (USMC) |
E
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| *Ehrlich, Leland E. (USMC) |
*Elmore, George W. (USMC) |
Estey, Ralph F. (USMC) |
| *Elliott, Robert J. (USMC) |
*Elwell, John B. (USMC) |
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F
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| Fauser, David K (USMC) |
Fisher, Joseph R. (USMC) |
Foster, Fred T. (USN) |
| Fenwick, John L. (USMC) |
*Fitzpatrick, George F. (USMC) |
*Fristock, Edward (USMC) |
| Fielding, Teddy Roosevelt (USN) |
*Foster, Charlie (USMC) |
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G
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| Gallagher, James P. (USMC) |
Giovannucci, Joseph L. (USMC) |
*Guild, John N. (USMC) |
| *Gaul, William M. (USMC) |
*Givot, Martin L. (USMC) |
*Gzik, Richard Stanley (USMC) |
| *George, Walter W. (USMC) |
Gooding, Callis C. (USN) |
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| Gilligan, Donald W. (USMC) |
Green, Rodney J. (USMC) |
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H
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| Hamby, John H. (USMC) |
Herndon, Wilbur N. (USMC) |
House, Russell J. (USMC) |
| Harris, Weldon D. (USMC) |
*Hightower, Ernest J. (USMC) |
*Hovatter, Donald J. (USN) |
| Harris, William F. (USMC) |
Hilliard, Frederick E. (USMC) |
Howard, Warren C. (USMC) |
| Harrison, Roy E. (USMC) |
Holladay, Morse L. (USMC) |
Hull, Milton A. (USMC) |
| Harvey, Amon F. (USMC) |
Holmberg, William C. (USMC) |
*Hyde, David L. (USMC) |
| Hendrickson, Robert C. (USMC) |
Holt, William P. (USMC) |
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| Hensley, Howard C. (USMC) |
Hopkins, John L. (USMC) |
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I
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| Ingemansson, Nils V. (USMC) |
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J
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| *Jackson, James E. (USMC) |
Johnson, Horace L. (USMC) |
Jones, Jack R. (USMC) |
| *Jackson, R.A. (USMC) |
Johnson, Walter P. (USMC) |
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| *Jenson, Austin C. (USMC) |
Jones, Donald R. (USMC) |
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K
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| Kee, Vance E. (USN) |
Kita, Alex J. (USN) |
Kramer, Vincent R. (USMC) |
| *Keenan, Joseph F. (USN) |
Knox, Edwin L. (USMC) |
*Kurcaba, Joseph R. (USMC) |
| Kiser, Harrol (USMC) |
Kohler, Robert D. (USMC) |
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L
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| *Lambert, Donald F. (USMC) |
*Lett, Lawrence E. (USMC) |
Lorence, Herbert M. (USMC) |
| Larson, Jack F. (USMC) |
*Levasseur, Ronald N. (USMC) |
Louder, Joseph J. (USMC) |
| Lawrence, James F. (USMC) |
Little, Charles G. (USMC) |
*Lourim, William B. (USMC) |
| *Lee, Benjamin G. (USMC) |
Litzenberg, Homer L. (USMC)
Also Awarded the DSC in Korea |
Lovett, Frank E. (USMC) |
Lee, Chew E. (USMC)
(Named Changed to Kurt C.) |
Lutz, Eugene L. (USMC) |
Lutz, Theodore J. (USMC) |
| *Leeds, Joseph R. (USMC) |
Livingston, William J. (USMC) |
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M
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| *Magda, John J. (USN) |
McEachern, Harold O. (USN) |
Mize, Charles D. (USMC) |
| Mallette, Perry A. (USMC) |
McGahn, Patrick T. (USMC) |
Monroe, Charles H. (USMC) |
| Markland, Frederick J. (USMC) |
McGuire, Thomas P. (USMC) |
Moody, Clarence G. (USMC) |
| Mason, Donald E. (USN) |
McNaughton, George C. (USMC) |
*Morrison, Anthony G. (USMC) |
| Matheney, Richard (USMC) |
*McVeen, James H. (USN) |
Murphy, Daniel M. (USMC) |
| *Mathewson, Bruce (USMC) |
Meade, John F. (USMC) |
Murray, Benjamin H. (USMC) |
| Mausen, John E. (USN) |
Melvin, John B. (USMC) |
Murray, Raymond L. (USMC)
OLC (1st Award in WWII)
Also awarded DSC in Korea |
| McCloskey, Paul N. (USMC) |
*Merrick, Richard Charles (USN) |
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| McClung, William J. III (USMC) |
Midkiff, Earl D. (USMC) |
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N
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| Neal, George Milton (USN) |
Nolan, Harvey W. (USMC) |
**Nunez-Juarez, Ramon (USMC) |
| Nihart, Franklin B. (USMC) |
Noonkester, Henry E. (USMC) |
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O
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| *O'Donnell, Terrance W. (USN) |
Olivhovik, John (USA) |
*O'Toole, James W. (USMC) |
| *Ogden, James W. (USMC) |
Orsulak, Edmond T. (USMC) |
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P
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*Page, John U.D. (USA)
Also awarded MOH in Korea |
*Penney, Chester O. (USMC) |
Polley, Paul N. (USN) |
| Parker, Waller J. (USN) |
Peters, Uel D. (USMC) |
*Pope, Charles E. (USN) |
| *Parks, Donald L. (USMC) |
Petro, George E. (USMC) |
Puckett, Clinton A. (USMC) |
| *Peach, Earle F. (USMC) |
*Phillips, Walter D. (USMC) |
Puller, Lewis B. (USMC)
4th OLC (2 Awards Nicaragua)
(2 Awards WWII)
Also awarded DSC in Korea |
R
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| *Ramsay, Arlis W. (USMC) |
*Roberts, Clayton L. (USMC) |
Romero-Nieves, Enrique (USMC) |
| *Raymond, Robert J. (USMC) |
Robinson, Stanley S. (USMC) |
Rowe, John A. (USMC) |
| Read, Benjamin S. (USMC) |
Roise, Harold S. (USMC)
OLC (2 Awards Earned in Korea) |
Roy, Franklin D. (USMC) |
Reusser, Kenneth L. (USMC)
OLC (1st Award in WWII) |
*Rust, Charles V. (USMC) |
*Ryan, Howard (USMC) |
S
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| Salsberry, Robert B. (USMC) |
*Smith, David E. (USMC) |
Stewart, Roy L. (USMC) |
| Scott, James E. (USMC) |
*Smith, H. J. (USMC) |
Stone, Cletus H. (USN) |
| Seeburger, Edward H. (USMC) |
Smith, Loren R. (USMC) |
Stouffer, Frederick E. (USMC) |
| Seldal, Russell J. (USMC) |
Smith, Raymond C. (USMC) |
Stropes, Dale L. (USMC) |
| Serrano, Robert (USN) |
Smith, Samuel S. (USMC) |
*Sulliman, George S. (USMC) |
| Shonk, Walter C. (USMC) |
Snelling, Edward W. (USMC) |
Sullivan, George R. (USMC) |
| Shouldice, Darcy V. (USN) |
Southall, James B. (USMC) |
Sutter, Allan (USMC) |
| Sigmund, Louis J. (USMC) |
Speir, Frank (USA) |
Swigart, Oral R. (USMC) |
| *Smalley, Lloyd B. (USMC) |
*Stephen, James W. (USMC) |
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| *Smith, Billy D. (USN) |
Stevens, John W. II (USMC) |
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T
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| *Taft, Kenneth E. (USMC) |
*Thompson, Will A. (USMC) |
*Toland, Donald T. (USMC) |
| Taplett, Robert D. (USMC) |
**Thornton, John William (USN) |
Touchette, Robert F. (USMC) |
| *Thomas, Francis R. (USMC) |
*Tidwell, Gerald G. (USMC) |
Trombly, Alfred D. (USN) |
U
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| *Umbaugh, Ernest J. (USMC) |
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V
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| *Valentine, Earl L. (USMC) |
Vestal, Lucian L. (USMC) |
*Vogel, Raymond. (USN) |
W
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| Waddill, Thomas, H. (USN) |
Wawrzniak, Stanley J. (USMC)
OLC (2 Awards Earned in Korea |
Wilson, Frank E. (USMC) |
| Wagner, Robert C. (USN) |
*Williams, Leslie C. (USMC) |
*Wilson, Loyd J. (USMC) |
| *Walter, Stephen C. (USMC) |
Weisgerber, William D. (USMC) |
Wolf, Wilmot H. (USMC) |
| *Walz, Ralph L. (USMC) |
West, Robley E. (USMC) |
Word, John G. (USMC) |
| Ward, Joseph M. (USMC) |
Westerman, Jack (USMC) |
*Worster, Vance O. (USMC) |
| Wasson, Marvin L. (USMC) |
Whear, Roger G. (USN) |
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| Watson, John E. (USMC) |
*Williams, Jack V. (USMC) |
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Y
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Yancey, John (USMC)
OLC (1st Award in WWII) |
*Yates, George W. (USMC) |
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* Indicates Posthumous Award
** Indicates Missing In Action |
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Navy Crosses were earned by at least 26 Navy Corpsmen (8 Posthumously)
Navy Crosses were earned by at least 4 Navy and 5 USMC Pilots |
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