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NAVY CROSS
Cockleshell Heroes: The Final Witness
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The Jedburghs: The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France, 1944
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By Will Irwin
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).
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  1. RAIDERS Kops, Stanley Daniel

    SURNAME Kops FORENAME Stanley Daniel UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 291225 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  2. RAIDERS Kingsley, Luke Augustus, Jr

    SURNAME Kingsley FORENAME Luke Augustus, Jr UNIT 4 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 462788 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.06.1925, Memphis, Tennessee father Luke Augustus Kingsley (1889-1984) mother Mary Leicester (nee Emerson)...

  3. RAIDERS Key, Eugene Morland

    SURNAME Key FORENAME Eugene Morland UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-7597 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  4. RAIDERS Kerns, John Irvin

    SURNAME Kerns FORENAME John Irvin UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER 348233 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MIA - see Roll of Honour

  5. RAIDERS Jovanovich, George Charles

    SURNAME Jovanovich FORENAME George Charles UNIT 3 Raider Bn (Company M) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-36144 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Iwo Jima 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  6. RAIDERS Johnson, Charles Edward

    SURNAME Johnson FORENAME Charles Edward UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 853722 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.07.1924, Girard, Ohio wife Suzanna E. (nee McLaughlin) (1924-2015) 4 children (Charles Jr, Joyce Ann...

  7. RAIDERS Jamison, Robert John

    SURNAME Jamison FORENAME Robert John UNIT 3 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Private NUMBER 320034 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Saipan 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 05.12.1923, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resided Youngstown, Ohio father Clarence Wesley Jamison (1899-1960) mother Gertrude (nee...

  8. RAIDERS Hunt, Wilfred Alphonsus

    SURNAME Hunt FORENAME Wilfred Alphonsus ("Bill") UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 290821 AWARD Navy Cross, Silver Star PLACE Tulagi 1942 (Navy Cross), New Georgia 1943 (Silver Star) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.04.1920, Brooklyn, New York resided...
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  9. RAIDERS Hunniford, William John, Jr

    SURNAME Hunniford FORENAME William John, Jr UNIT 3 Raider Bn (Company I) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 323522 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  10. RAIDERS Hudspeth, Daniel Wayne

    SURNAME Hudspeth FORENAME Daniel Wayne UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 294194 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  11. RAIDERS Holdren, Lawrence Homer

    SURNAME Holdren FORENAME Lawrence Homer UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 229538 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.12.1909, Pond Gap, West Virginia resided Ward, West Virginia father Homer Ballard Holdren...

  12. RAIDERS Hills, Clifford C.

    SURNAME Hills FORENAME Clifford C. UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 242400 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 07.07.1916, Seattle, Washington resided Los Angeles, California graduated Stanfield High School wife Marion...

  13. RAIDERS Heyliger, George

    SURNAME Heyliger FORENAME George UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 373123 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  14. RAIDERS Herwig, Robert John

    SURNAME Herwig FORENAME Robert John UNIT "NHQ" RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-20070 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.12.1914, Woodford, Kern County, California, USA father John Newton Herwig (1874-1958) mother Pearl (nee Merrill) Herwig...

  15. RAIDERS Helpingstine, Herbert

    SURNAME Helpingstine FORENAME Herbert UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Corporal NUMBER 353308 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION former 2 Raider Bn (Company G) KIA - see Roll of Honour

  16. RAIDERS Harrison, Lawrence Alan

    SURNAME Harrison FORENAME Lawrence Alan UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 268287 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.06.1918, Benton, Kansas home Benton, Kansas wife Martha Vivian (nee Davis) Christensen (1920-1996) 3...

  17. RAIDERS Hanna, William Thomas

    SURNAME Hanna FORENAME William Thomas UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 351782 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  18. RAIDERS Hacker, Elmer Jack

    SURNAME Hacker FORENAME Elmer Jack UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 278323 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.11.1918, South Fork, Kentucky, USA home of record South Fork, Kentucky wife Hazel (nee Bishop) Hacker...

  19. RAIDERS Grassi, Everett Ben

    SURNAME Grassi FORENAME Everett Ben UNIT 3 Raider Bn (Company L) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 535889 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  20. RAIDERS Goss, Angus Robert

    SURNAME Goss FORENAME Angus Robert UNIT 1 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 019299 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION See Roll of Honour
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