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Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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An information poster about Lieutenant General Chesty

An information poster about Lieutenant General Chesty

An information poster about Lieutenant General Chesty Puller briefly detailing his military legacy created March 7, 2016. This is 1 of 5 of posters in a series which highlights notable Marines and Sailors, brie... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus answers questions during

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus answers questions during

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus answers questions during all-hands call aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) at Naval Station Norfolk. Mabus was in Norfolk to unveil a new initiative designed t... More

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the Navy Cross to Staff Sgt. Michael Mendoza during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. Mendoza received the Navy Cros... More

Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Gunner�s Mate Second Class Danny P. Dietz, 25, from Aurora, Colo., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005.

Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Gunner�s Mate Second Class Danny P. Dietz, ...

Navy File Photo of Navy SEAL Gunners Mate Second Class Danny P. Dietz, 25, from Aurora, Colo., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005. Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter will pos... More

he Navy�s newest guided missile destroyer PCU Pinckney (DDG 91)

he Navy�s newest guided missile destroyer PCU Pinckney (DDG 91)

Coronado, Calif. (May. 05, 2004) The Navys newest guided missile destroyer PCU Pinckney (DDG 91) sailed past downtown San Diego for the first time on the way to its homeport Naval Base San Diego. Pinckneys com... More

Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland, USNR, receives the Navy Cross from Rear Adm. David M. LeBreton, at Norfolk, Va., July 16, 1945.

Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland, USNR, receives the Navy Cross from Rear ...

WASHINGTON (Oct. 25, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland, USNR, receives the Navy Cross from Rear Adm. David M. LeBreton, at Norfolk, Va., July 16, 1945. Copeland received the Navy Cross for heroism while in com... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Navy Cross,

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Navy Cross,

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Navy Cross, the nation's second highest award for combat valor, to Sgt. William B. Soutra of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special... More

War heroes to speak to war workers. A heroine of Bataan and a hero of Midway meet at the Capitol to join in Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies. Lieutenant Mary Lohr, Army nurse, of Greenburg, Pennsylvania, recently awarded the Royal Blue Ribbon for gallant service at Bataan, and Lieutenant Robert L. Laub of Richland, Missouri, who received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as torpedo bomber pilot in the Battle of Midway, will speak to war workers in about 1800 war plants on December 7. They were selected by the War Production Drive Headquarters of the War Production Board (WPB) to participate with Honorable Joseph C. Grew, former ambassador to Japan, in personal messages for transcription as a feature of Pearl Harbor Day observance, which is being held under auspices of war production Labor-Management Committees

War heroes to speak to war workers. A heroine of Bataan and a hero of ...

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Medal of Honor winner CAPT Donald K. Ross, USN (ret.), who was engineering officer aboard the USS NEVADA (BB-36) on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and CAPT Joseph K. Taussig Jr., USN (ret.), who was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism, reminisce during Survivor's Day ceremonies. The event honors the sailors and Marines of the battleships that were sunk or damaged in the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing

Medal of Honor winner CAPT Donald K. Ross, USN (ret.), who was enginee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC(Aw) Gloria Montgomery Release Status: Released... More

Retired CAPT Donald K. Ross, left, and retired CAPT Joseph K. Taussig Jr. confer during the Survivors Day program at the USS Arizona Memorial. The program is part of the observance of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The two men were stationed aboard the battleship USS NEVADA on the day of the attack. For their actions on that day, Ross was awarded the Medal of Honor and Taussig the Navy Cross

Retired CAPT Donald K. Ross, left, and retired CAPT Joseph K. Taussig ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC(Aw) Gloria L. Montgomery Releas... More

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, congratulates US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., after presenting him with the Navy Cross during a ceremony held by the Flag Pole onboard the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). USN HN Fonseca was honored for his actions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM while serving with Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Platoon (PLT), Company (CO) C, 1ST Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (MAR), Task Force Tarawa, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, congra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Camp Lejeune Scene... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Brian C. Jacklin,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Brian C. Jacklin,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Brian C. Jacklin, Team Chief, Delta Company, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Force Special Operations Command, meets with a Silver Star recipient fo... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Silver Star

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Silver Star

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awards the Silver Star medal, the nation's third-highest award for combat valor, to Hospitalman 1st Class Patrick B. Quill of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine... More

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., left, presents the Navy Cross medal to the family of Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford during a ceremony at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Speci... More

Sgt. Maj. Thomas G. Eggerling (left), Sgt. Maj. of

Sgt. Maj. Thomas G. Eggerling (left), Sgt. Maj. of

Sgt. Maj. Thomas G. Eggerling (left), Sgt. Maj. of Marine Corps Forces South, Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzalez (center), and Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon (right), commander of Marine Corps Forces ... More

Retired CAPT Donald K. Ross, left, and retired CAPT Joseph K. Taussig Jr. share a laugh during the Survivors Day program at the USS Arizona Memorial. The program is part of the observance of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The two men were stationed aboard the battleship USS NEVADA on the day of the attack. For their actions on that day, Ross was awarded the Medal of Honor and Taussig the Navy Cross

Retired CAPT Donald K. Ross, left, and retired CAPT Joseph K. Taussig ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC(Aw) Gloria L. Montgomery Releas... More

A commercial tugboat (foreground) provides a water salute, as the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA): Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), arrives in harbor at its new home port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS SIGBEE (DD-502) during the Battle of Okinawa. The USS MISSOURI (BB 63) Memorial is visible in the background

A commercial tugboat (foreground) provides a water salute, as the US N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert C. Foster Jr, Usn Release Status: Rele... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger shakes

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger shakes

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger shakes Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson's hand after presenting Jibson with the Navy Cross at Lance Corporal Torrey Gray Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,... More

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire Station Number Six in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with C... More

Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942 David Stone Martin

Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cros...

Poster shows Dorie Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing sailor uniform. In background, ships at Pearl Harbor sinking. Promotional goal: U.S. J5. 1943. OWI Poster No. 68.

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, middle right,

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, middle right,

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, middle right, poses for a photo with four Marines and one Sailor following an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. The four Marines... More

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A triple exposure of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial with a portrait of GUNNER's Mate Second Class Patrick O. Ford (inset). Ford was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving aboard a river patrol boat in Vietnam. The guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) is named in his honor

A triple exposure of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial with a portrait of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CW04 Walt Hamler Release Status: Rele... More

Chikako McMasters, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Claude

Chikako McMasters, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Claude

Chikako McMasters, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Claude H. Dorris, speaks at the renaming of the staff non-commissioned officer barracks on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22, 2017. Dorris Hall is named after ... More

Capt. Ademola Fabayo, Navy Cross recipient and veteran

Capt. Ademola Fabayo, Navy Cross recipient and veteran

Capt. Ademola Fabayo, Navy Cross recipient and veteran of The Battle of Ganjgal, was presented with a plaque by Sgt. Maj. Jason Ruff, Officer Candidates School sergeant major, during a dedication ceremony for t... More

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., participates in a posthumous Navy Cross presentation ceremony for Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Op... More

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major Charles M. Kunz, taken at San Deigo, California (CA). MAJ Kunz has been awarded the Purple Heart and Navy Cross, he is holder of an Air Medal for participating in 56 strikes in the Marshall Islands and also has 2 Presidential Unit Citations and is an Ace Pilot credited with 8 kills

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major Charles M. Kunz, tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient retired Capt. Allen E. Weseleskey talks to Capt. Paul Webb.

Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient retired Capt. Allen E. Wesele...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jun. 01, 2012) Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient retired Capt. Allen E. Weseleskey talks to Capt. Paul Webb, from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), after an establishment cer... More

Chikako McMasters, a Vietnam war hero’s daughter, stands

Chikako McMasters, a Vietnam war hero’s daughter, stands

Chikako McMasters, a Vietnam war hero’s daughter, stands in front of Dorris Hall, the non-commissioned officer barracks on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, after the renaming ceremony on Dec. 22, 2017. Recently, ... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, the Hogan family and

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, the Hogan family and

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, the Hogan family and Marine VIPs cut the ribbon for the Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan Bachelor Enlisted Quarters here, Jan. 17. The $124 million barracks complex commemorates the s... More

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith is awarded the

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith is awarded the

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith is awarded the Navy Cross by Maj. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy during a ceremony in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for courageous actions in 2004 while se... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Rosa Peralta, the mother of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Sgt. Rafael Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross p... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in a Navy Cross

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in a Navy Cross

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in a Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in honor of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Sgt. Rafael Peralta was awarded the Navy Cr... More

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) George C. Axtell, Commanding Officer, Second Marine Air Wing Fighter Squadron, the "Death Rattlers". This photograph was taken at Marine Corps Air Depot, Miramar, California (CA). MAJ Axtell was awarded the Navy Cross and is an ace pilot credited with 6 kills. His hometown is Baden, Pennsylvania

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at the 2012 Ottawa Conference on Defense and Security at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa, Canada. Mabus visited Canada to meet with senior U.S. and ... More

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the Silver Star to Sgt. Nicholas Brandau during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. Brandau received the Silver Star f... More

Carla and Jim Hogan, parents of Lance Cpl. Donald J.

Carla and Jim Hogan, parents of Lance Cpl. Donald J.

Carla and Jim Hogan, parents of Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan, stand for The Marines' Hymn during their son’s re-dedication ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 28, 2020. 1st Battalion, 5... More

Ricardo Peralta, the brother of the late Sgt. Rafael

Ricardo Peralta, the brother of the late Sgt. Rafael

Ricardo Peralta, the brother of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, speaks on behalf of his family during a Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in honor of his brother aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. S... More

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, presents the Navy Cross to US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., during a ceremony held by the Flag Pole onboard the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). The Corpsman was honored for his actions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM while serving with Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Platoon (PLT), Company (CO) C, 1ST Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (MAR), Task Force Tarawa, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, presen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Camp Lejeune Scene... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus poses for a photo with

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus poses for a photo with

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus poses for a photo with Sgt. William B. Soutra of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command after awarding him the Navy Cross, ... More

Photograph of Doris Miller Showing Navy Cross Received in Ceremony at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Doris Miller Showing Navy Cross Received in Ceremony at ...

Original caption: Close up of Doris Miller showing Navy Cross received in ceremony at Pearl Harbor. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Safety equipment. Rubber lifeboats. Aftermath. Safely back at base with their now historic rubber life raft which will be placed on permanent exhibition at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Anthony J. Pastula, AOM2c, Gene D. Aldrich, RM3c, and Harold F. Dixon, ACMM. This picture was made weeks after their ordeal of thirty-four days in this tiny craft in which they sailed some 1200 miles after their Navy bomber was forced down in the South Pacific. Dixon has received the Navy Cross, his companions commendations for their exploits

Safety equipment. Rubber lifeboats. Aftermath. Safely back at base wit...

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The US Navys (USN) newest Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer PCU (Pre-commissioning Unit) PINCKNEY (DDG 91) sails past downtown San Diego for the first time on the way to its homeport Naval Base San Diego, California (CA). The ship is named in honor of Navy Cook 1ST Class William Pinckney, who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crew member aboard USS Enterprise (CV 6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island October 26, 1942

The US Navys (USN) newest Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/Sw/Nac) Daniel Woods, USN Release Status:... More

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Vietnam War veteran, with the Navy Cross Medal certificate aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La.,... More

A new headstone is unveiled honoring Petty Officer

A new headstone is unveiled honoring Petty Officer

A new headstone is unveiled honoring Petty Officer 1stClass William Pinckney at the Beaufort National Cemetery, Feb. 10. The new headstone gives proper recognition to Pinckney’s Navy Cross, the second highest a... More

Color guard members participate in a ceremony where

Color guard members participate in a ceremony where

Color guard members participate in a ceremony where Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presented the Navy Cross to the family of Cpl. Michael Ouellette at the Marine Reserve Support Center in Londonderry, N.H. Oue... More

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard from 8th Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard from 8th Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard from 8th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, participates in a Navy Cross ceremony for retired Staff Sgt. Eric M. Smith in Irving, TX, Sept. 14. Smith was awa... More

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the Silver Star to Sgt. Edward Huth during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. Huth received the Silver Star for consp... More

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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Boiler Technician 3rd Class (BT3) Jeff Truett checks an oil sample aboard the frigate USS TRUETT (FF-1095). BT3 TRUETT is the son of CHIEF PETTY Officer Quincy H. Truett, the ship's namesake, who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for valor in action while serving in Vietnam

Boiler Technician 3rd Class (BT3) Jeff Truett checks an oil sample abo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante Deangelis Release Statu... More

Group portrait of MAJ. S. M. Lowery, A Co., HQBN, Marine Corps Base; Brig. GEN. R. L. Smith, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base; SGT. MAJ. L. Koontz, Sergeant Major Marine Corps Base. All three have been awarded the Navy Cross, the United States second highest award for valor

Group portrait of MAJ. S. M. Lowery, A Co., HQBN, Marine Corps Base; B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp S. D. Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. W. C. Prados Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire Station Number Six in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with C... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson stands

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson stands

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson stands at parade rest at Lance Corporal Torrey Gray Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Apr. 22, 2014. Jibson is being awar... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – United States

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – United States

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – United States Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Raiders introduce guests to a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle after a ceremony aboard Mar... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Tom Reeves, Legion of Valor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Tom Reeves, Legion of Valor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Tom Reeves, Legion of Valor member, waits to tour U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 21, 2017. Members of the Legion of Valor of the United S... More

First Sgt. Alvoid Hamilton, first sergeant for 1st

First Sgt. Alvoid Hamilton, first sergeant for 1st

First Sgt. Alvoid Hamilton, first sergeant for 1st MSOB, presents a folded American Flag to the family of Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz a Military Working Dog handler who was killed in action, Sept. 28, 2011, dur... More

Heroes of Nicaraguan service receive decorations from Secretary of Navy. Seven officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps were presented with decorations for distinguished service in Nicaragua by Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams today at the Navy Department. In this picture Secretary Adams is pinning the Distinguished Medal on Rear Admiral David Sellers, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, who was commander of the Special Service in Nicaragua from July 1927 to May 1929. Others in the picture are Lieut. Col. C.R. Wallace, U.S.M.C., who also received Distinguished Service Federal Lieut. Col. C. R. Sanderson; 2nd Lieut. E. H. Saltzman; 2nd Lieut. Earl S. Piper; 2nd Lieut. John S. Letcher, all of whom received the Navy Cross. Lieut. John B. O'Neill, U.S. Navy received a star in lieu of Navy Cross as was previously awarded the Cross

Heroes of Nicaraguan service receive decorations from Secretary of Nav...

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Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is pictured pinning the award on the Bluejacket. It was hodge who carried Jim Marshall, staff writer for Collier's injured in the bombing, from the scene of the sinking vessel to Wuhu, China, a distance of about 17 miles, 7/1/38

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman firs...

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The US Navys (USN) newest and most advanced USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), sits moored at Ford Island after arriving at her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). After the arrival, the ships crew will prepare for their commissioning ceremony on September 18th. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral (RADM) (upper half) Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, born and raised in Hawaii (HI) and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer (CO) of USN Fletcher Class Destroyer USS SIGSBEE (DD 502) during the Battle of Okinawa. RADM Chung-Hoon was also assigned to USS ARIZONA during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

The US Navys (USN) newest and most advanced USN Arleigh Burke Class Gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Ryan C. Mcginley, Usn Release... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA): Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), during the ships official Commissioning Ceremony, held at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS SIGBEE (DD-502) during the Battle of Okinawa

US Navy (USN) Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke Class (Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Ryan C. Mcginley, Usn Release Status: Releas... More

Doris Miller's Shipmate Remembers Miller

Doris Miller's Shipmate Remembers Miller

Navy retired Chief Petty Officer Carl Clark, 100, attends the ceremony to rededicate a plaque in honor of his friend, Navy Mess Attendant Second Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2016. Mille... More

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., left, speaks with friends and family after presenting the Navy Cross, posthumously, to Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford at U.S. Marine Cor... More

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is pictured pinning the award on the Bluejacket. It was hodge who carried Jim Marshall, staff writer for Collier's injured in the bombing, from the scene of the sinking vessel to Wuhu, China, a distance of about 17 miles, 7138

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman firs...

A man sitting in a wheel chair next to a man in a sailor's uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris ... More

Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Sonar Technician Second Class Matthew G. Axelson, 29, from Cupertino, Calif., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005.

Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Sonar Technician Second Class Matthew G. Ax...

Navy File Photo of Navy SEAL Sonar Technician Second Class Matthew G. Axelson, 29, from Cupertino, Calif., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005. Secretary of the Navy Donald Win... More

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, comforts Dorothy Evans, widow of retired Cmdr. Ray Evans, during Cmdr. Evans' funeral at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood, Wash., June 5, 20... More

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WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2021) A signed

210105-N-PM193-2069 WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2021) A signed

210105-N-PM193-2069 WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2021) A signed Navy Cross award certificate addressed to Navy Chaplain Lt. Thomas M. Conway sits on the desk of Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite at the Pentag... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to the family of Cpl. Michael Ouellette during a ceremony at the Marine Reserve Support Center in Londonderry, N.H. Ouellette, assigned to 3rd Battalion, ... More

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Clark, the commanding general of

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Clark, the commanding general of

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Clark, the commanding general of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, presented the Navy Cross to Russell and Marcia Mote, during a ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Jan. 18, 2014. Th... More

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Corps

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Corps

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Corps Forces South, details events that lead to the awarding of the Navy Cross to Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzalez, in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 14, 20... More

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the honorable Ray

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the honorable Ray

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the honorable Ray Mabus, presents the family of Lance Cpl. Donald Hogan Navy Cross during a ceremony. Hogan, a 20-year-old Marine, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanista... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Danielle Murphy, leading petty

Petty Officer 1st Class Danielle Murphy, leading petty

Petty Officer 1st Class Danielle Murphy, leading petty officer of the Navigation Division on the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) hoists the Commandant’s Flag as Rosa Maria Peralta, the mother of Sgt. Rafael Peralt... More

Memorial statue of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine

Memorial statue of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine

Memorial statue of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone at the intersections of West Somerset Street and Colle Sannita Way in Raritan, N.J., Aug. 25, 2020. Basilone received the... More

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WATERBURY, Conn. (Jan. 8, 2021)

210108-N-PM193-1394 WATERBURY, Conn. (Jan. 8, 2021)

210108-N-PM193-1394 WATERBURY, Conn. (Jan. 8, 2021) Monsignor John Bevins, left, speaks to Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite, during an award ceremony honoring Navy Chaplain Lt. Thomas M. Conway at t... More

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., left, speaks with friends and family after presenting the Navy Cross, posthumously, to Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford at U.S. Marine Cor... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks during

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks during

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks during the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center. The symposium, themed "United in Service - Our Global Impact," o... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Rosa Peralta, the mother of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Sgt. Rafael Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross p... More

A Legion of Valor member listens to a briefing at U.S.

A Legion of Valor member listens to a briefing at U.S.

A Legion of Valor member listens to a briefing at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 21, 2017. Founded originally as the Medal of Honor Legion in 1890, the Legion o... More

Hospitalman Apprentice Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., sits with his family.

Hospitalman Apprentice Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., sits with his family.

Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Aug. 11, 2004) Hospitalman Apprentice Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., sits with his family at a ceremony where the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England presented him the Navy Cross for heroism dur... More

Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Donald C. Winter presents the Navy Cross to the wife of Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson.

Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Donald C. Winter presents the Navy Cross to...

Washington, D.C. (Sep. 13, 2006) Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Donald C. Winter presents the Navy Cross to the wife of Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to the family of Cpl. Michael Ouellette

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents the Na...

LONDONBERRY, N.H. (Nov. 10, 2010) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to the family of Cpl. Michael Ouellette during a ceremony at the Marine Reserve Support Center in... More

A Sailor aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) lowers the Navy jack for the last time during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport.

A Sailor aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG ...

MAYPORT, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2012) A Sailor aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) lowers the Navy jack for the last time during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport. Stephen... More

1st Marine Division Marine honored with Navy Cross

1st Marine Division Marine honored with Navy Cross

Cpl. Christopher Farias will receive the Navy Cross for actions while serving as Assistant Squad Leader, Battery I, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forw... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents Marine Corps Sgt. William Soutra with the Navy Cross medal.

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents Marine...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Dec. 03, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents Marine Corps Sgt. William Soutra with the Navy Cross medal on behalf of the President of the United States ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., left,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., left,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., left, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest) shakes hands with Sgt. Joshua Moore, a scout sniper team leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment... More

Colonel Giles R. Boyce, the commanding officer for

Colonel Giles R. Boyce, the commanding officer for

Colonel Giles R. Boyce, the commanding officer for Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, renames the staff non-commissioned officer barracks on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22, 2017. Dorris Hall i... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and family of Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan gather for his re-dedication ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 28,... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers remarks at the 2012 Ottawa Conference on Defense and Security at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa, Canada. Mabus visited Canada to meet with senior U.S. and ... More

Sgt. Maj. John Canley, retired Marine and Medal of

Sgt. Maj. John Canley, retired Marine and Medal of

Sgt. Maj. John Canley, retired Marine and Medal of Honor recipient, speaks to Marines with Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Canley spent two days in Quantico where he fired some wea... More

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast

Vice Adm. John P. Currier, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, escorts Dorothy Evans, widow of retired Cmdr. Ray Evans, to her vehicle after Cmdr. Evans' funeral at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood, Wash... More

Major Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, commanding general, 1st

Major Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, commanding general, 1st

Major Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, presents the Navy Cross to Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate’s mother during a Navy Cross award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Abbate... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, Commander,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, Commander,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, Commander, Marine Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C., presents Gunnery Sergeant Brian C. Jacklin, Team Chief, Delta Company, 1st Marine Special Operat... More

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon (left), commander of Marine

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon (left), commander of Marine

Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon (left), commander of Marine Corps Forces South, congratulates Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzalez (right), after awarding him with the Navy Cross in El Paso, Texas, Nov. ... More

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the Silver Star to Master Sgt. Steven Davis (Ret) during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. Davis received the Silver... More

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, presents the Navy Cross to Staff Sgt. Michael Mendoza during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2017. Mendoza received the Navy Cros... More

Officers of the Marines being awarded the Navy Cross or the Navy Distinguised Service Medal

Officers of the Marines being awarded the Navy Cross or the Navy Disti...

A group of men in uniform standing in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Photographs show (l to r) Charles L. McCawley, Logan Feland, Robert Henry Dunlap, Julius S. Terrill, Harry R. Lay (... More

Safety equipment. Rubber lifeboats. Aftermath. Safely back at base with their now historic rubber life raft which will be placed on permanent exhibition at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Anthony J. Pastula, AOM2c, Gene D. Aldrich, RM3c, and Harold F. Dixon, ACMM. This picture was made weeks after their ordeal of thirty-four days in this tiny craft in which they sailed some 1200 miles after their Navy bomber was forced down in the South Pacific. Dixon has received the Navy Cross, his companions commendations for their exploits

Safety equipment. Rubber lifeboats. Aftermath. Safely back at base wit...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

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