navy cross

NAVY CROSS
The Navy Cross is 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).
  1. RAIDERS Goheen, Richard Rhea Patton

    SURNAME Goheen FORENAME Richard Rhea Patton UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company P) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-18851 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.10.1914, Venguria, India father Robert Harold Hull Goheen (1880-1968) mother Anne Keziah (nee...
  2. RAIDERS Gay, Roy Morris

    SURNAME Gay FORENAME Roy Morris UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 261502 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.12.1917, Lakeland, Florida wife Eva (nee Lewis) Gay (1919-1991) resided Fitzgerald, Georgia died 25.06.1997, Aged...
  3. RAIDERS Garrett, Nolen M.

    SURNAME Garrett FORENAME Nolen M. UNIT 1 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 334563 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Iwo Jima 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.09.1923, Shidler, Oklahoma father Melvin Z. Garrett (1902-1962) mother Eva Alice (nee Fox) Garrett (1904-1997) resided...
  4. RAIDERS French, Neldon Theo

    SURNAME French FORENAME Neldon Theo UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Corporal NUMBER 294607 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  5. RAIDERS Fox, Myles Crosby

    SURNAME Fox FORENAME Myles Crosby UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-006945 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  6. RAIDERS Fournier, Joseph Adelard Lionel.

    SURNAME Fournier FORENAME Joseph Adelard Lionel. UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER M013799 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Peleliu Island 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  7. RAIDERS Fedorak, Michael P.

    SURNAME Fedorak FORENAME Michael P. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Corporal NUMBER 289671 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resided Jackson, Mississippi (29 years) wife Mrs Betty Fedorak son Michael P. Fedorak...
  8. RAIDERS Faulkner, James Charles Owen

    SURNAME Faulkner FORENAME James Charles Owen UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 272322 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.08.1921, Duncanville, Texas father Charles Allen Faulkner (1881-1957) mother Zula (nee Brandenburg)...
  9. RAIDERS Faltyn, Hubert Joseph

    SURNAME Faltyn FORENAME Hubert Joseph UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company G) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 300321 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Iwo Jima 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 03.11.1918, Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA father Joseph Faltyn (1886-????) mother Pauline (nee Grauzlig)...
  10. RAIDERS Ervin, Arthur B.

    SURNAME Ervin FORENAME Arthur B. UNIT 3rd Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 285038 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Kwajalein Atoll 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - Saipan - See Roll of Honour
  11. RAIDERS Elliott, Ellsbury B.

    SURNAME Elliott FORENAME Ellsbury B. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 214295 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Seaford, California possibly.. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94519291/ellsbury-burt-elliott
  12. RAIDERS Dunham, Edward Henry

    SURNAME Dunham FORENAME Edward Henry UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 833149 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  13. RAIDERS Driskell, Joseph Richard

    SURNAME Driskell FORENAME Joseph Richard ("Joe") UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 283270 (enlisted) 0-44421 (commissioned) AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Pearl Harbor 1941 (pre Raider) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.09.1916, Tere Haute, Indiana father William...
  14. RAIDERS Dierker, Stanley Oliver

    SURNAME Dierker FORENAME Stanley Oliver UNIT 3 Raider Bn (Company M) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 318056 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Bougainville 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Red Bluff, California see Roll Of Honour
  15. RAIDERS Darling, Willard A.

    SURNAME Darling FORENAME Willard A. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Corporal NUMBER 284552 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Pearl Harbor 1941 (pre Raiders) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.12.1918, Wilson, Oklahoma home Wilson, Oklahoma father William Benjamin Darling (1892-1964)...
  16. RAIDERS Craven, Howard R.

    SURNAME Craven FORENAME Howard R. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.07.1917, Madison, Tennessee name legally changed to William Bernard Murphree from Nashville, Tennessee...
  17. RAIDERS Coyte, Ralph Harold

    SURNAME Coyte FORENAME Ralph Harold UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.07.1914, Spicer, Colorado, USA father Joseph Ralph Coyte (1888-1956) mother Katherene M. Coyte (1893-1922) wife Maria...
  18. RAIDERS Corzine, Jimmy Wilson

    SURNAME Corzine FORENAME Jimmy Wilson UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 342546 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  19. RAIDERS Cook, Dallas Harry

    SURNAME Cook FORENAME Dallas Harry UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 291466 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
  20. RAIDERS Connolly, Joseph Edward

    SURNAME Connolly FORENAME Joseph Edward UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Corporal NUMBER 251799 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
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