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Vietnam War
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Statistics:
A total of 489 Navy Crosses were Awarded for heroism in Vietnam
Two men earned TWO Navy Crosses in Vietnam
This list represents 487 men who received Navy Crosses in Vietnam
U.S. Navy - 124
U.S. Marines - 360
U.S. Army - 1
Vietnamese - 2
At least 175 awards of the Navy Cross were posthumous awards
U.S. Navy - 36
U.S. Marines - 139
One man earned the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor in Vietnam
One WWII Navy Cross recipients earned a 2nd award in Vietnam
One Korean War Navy Cross recipient earned a 2nd award in Vietnam
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| * Abrams, Lewis H. (USMC) | Alfonso, Vincent (USMC) | Anderson, John J. (USMC) |
| Abshire, Bobby W. (USMC) | Allen, Yale G. (USMC) | Armstrong, Russell P. (USMC) |
| * Abshire, Richard F. (USMC) | * Almeida, Russell V. (USMC) | * Arquero, Elpidio A. (USMC) |
| * Adams, John T. (USMC) | Alspaugh, Timothy D. (USN) | * Ashby, James W. (USN) |
| Adams, Laurence, R., III (USMC) | Ambrose, Gerald D. (USMC) | * Aston, James M. (USMC) |
| Ajdukovich, George (USN) | * Amendola, Willet R. (USMC) | * Ayers, Darrell E. (USMC) |
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| Back, James B. (USN) | Bell, Van D. (USMC) OLC (1st Award-Korea) |
Braun, Kenneth R. (USN) |
| Badnek, Samuel J. (USMC) | * Brindley, Thomas D. (USMC) | |
| * Baggett, Curtis F. (USMC) | * Bendorf, David G. (USMC) | Brown, Charles E. (USMC) |
| Bailey, Walter F. (USMC) | * Benoit, Francis A. (USN) | * Brown, David H. (USMC) |
| Baker, Harold L. (USN) | Benoit, Ronald R. (USMC) | Browning, Randall A. (USMC) |
| Baratko, Robert E. (USN) | Berger, Donald J. (USMC) | * Bryan, Charles (USMC) |
| Barber, William B. (USN) | Binns, Ricardo C. (USMC) | Bryant, Jarold O. (USMC) |
| Barnes, Robert C. (USMC) | Bird, William C. (USMC) | Buchanan, Richard W. (USMC) |
| Barnett, Robert L. (USMC) | * Blann, Stephen (USMC) | Bull, Lyle F. (USN) |
| Barrett, James J. (USMC) | * Blevins, Thomas L. (USMC) | * Burke, John R. (USMC) |
| Barrett, John J. (USMC) | Blonski, Thomas J. (USN) | Burnand, Robert W. (USN) |
| Baskin, Richard W. (USMC) | Bogan, Richard E. (USMC) | Burnham, Thomas R. (USMC) |
| Batcheller, Gordan D. (USMC) | Brady, Eugene R. (USMC) | * Burns, Dewey R. (USN) |
| Bateman, Kent C. (USMC) | Brandtner,
Martin L. (USMC) OLC for 2nd Award |
Burns, Leon R. (USMC) |
| Bay, Tran Van (Vietnamese) | Busey, James B., IV (USN) | |
| * Beaulieu, Leo V. (USMC) | * Brantley, Leroy (USMC) | |
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| Caine, Lawrence B., III (USMC) | * Christman,William J., III (USMC) | Connelly, Matthew J., III (USN) |
| * Calhoun, John C. (USMC) | Christmas, Goerge R. (USMC) | Cook, Clarence L. (USN) |
| *#Cameron, Kenneth R. (USN) | Christy, Kenneth (USMC) | Coolican, James J. (USMC) |
| Campbell, Joseph T. (USMC) | * Cisneros, Roy (USMC) | Corsetti, Harry J. (USMC) |
| Canley, J. L. (USMC) | Clay, Raymond D. (USN) | * Cousins, Merritt T. (USMC) |
| * Carroll, James J. (USMC) | Claybin, Edward A. (USMC) | * Covella, Joseph F. (USMC) |
| Carter, Marshall N. (USMC) | * Cobb, Paul F. (USMC) | Cover, Robert L. (USMC) |
| * Casebolt, Henry C. (USMC) | * Cochran, Robert F. (USMC) | Cox, Charles J. (USN) |
| * Casey, Michael J. (USMC) | Coffman, Clovis C. (USMC) | * Crawford, Charles H. (USN) |
| * Casey, Robert M. (USN) | #Coker, George T. (USN) | Crockett, Joseph R.(USMC) |
| * Casey, Thomas M. (USMC) | Collins, Bryant C. (USMC) | * Cruse, James D. (USN) |
| Castillo, William (USMC) | Compton, Bryan W. (USN) | * Cummings, Roger W. (USMC) |
| Cavanaugh, Thomas J. (USMC) | Cone, Fred J. (USMC) | Cunningham, Randall H. (USN) |
| Cheatham, Ernest C. (USMC) | Confer, Milton W. (USN) | Curley, Ronald T. (USMC) |
| Cheatwood, Paul R. (USMC) | Conklin, Richard F. (USMC) | Curtis, Russell W. (USMC) |
| Christensen, Paul K. (USMC) | *#Connell, James J. (USN) | |
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| Dabney, William H. (USMC) | #Denton, Jeremiah A. (USN) | Donovan,
Joseph P. (USMC) OLC for 2nd Award |
| Dalton, Robert G. (USMC) | De Planche, Mark B. (USMC) | |
| Danner, David J. (USMC) | Devries, Marvin H. (USMC) | * Dorris, Claude H. (USMC) |
| Dannheim, William T. (USN) | * Dickson, Edward A. (USN) | * Dowd, John A. (USMC) |
| * Darnell, Dana C. (USMC) | * Dickson, Grover L. (USMC) | Downing, Talmadge R. (USMC) |
| * Davis, Dennis D. (USMC) | Dillard, Henry C. (USMC) | Driscoll, Thomas B. (USMC) |
| * Dawson, John R. (USMC) | Dinsmore, Harry H. (USN) | Driscoll, William P. (USN) |
| * Day, Edward (USMC) | Dittman, Carl R. (USMC) | * Duff, Barry W. (USMC) |
| De Bona, Andrew D. (USMC) | Donaldson, Billy M. (USMC) | * Duncan, Richard W. (USMC) |
| *#Dengler, Dieter (USN) | Dutterer, Carroll E. (USN) | |
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| Eades, Lawrence M. (USMC) | Fairfield, Rupert E. (USMC) | * Floren, Jimmy E. (USMC) |
| Ebbert, Terry J. (USMC) | * Fante, Robert G. (USMC) | * Ford, Patrick O. (USN) |
| Edwards, Craig A. (USMC) | * Federowski, Robert A. (USMC) | Fowler, Earl W. (USMC) |
| Eggert, Lowell F. (USN) | Feerrar, Donald L. (USMC) | *#Frederick, John W. (USMC) |
| Ennis, Joseph J. (USN) | Felton, Samuel L. (USMC) | * Freund, Terrence J. (USN) |
| Enoch, Barry W. (USN) | * Finley, Michael P. (USMC) | Fryman, Roy A. (USMC) |
| Ensch, John C. (USN) | * Fisher, Thomas W. (USMC) | * Fuller, John L. (USMC) |
| Estrada, Manuel A. (USMC) | * Fitzgerald, William C. (USN) | #Fuller, Robert B. (USN) |
| * Evans, Richard A. (USMC) | ||
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| * Galbreath, Bobby F. (USMC) | * Gillespie, Martin L. (USN) | Gresham, Michael E. (USMC) |
| * Gale, Alvin R. (USMC) | * Gillingham, Richard K. (USMC) | Gresko, Richard W. (USMC) |
| Gallagher, Gary G. (USN) | Gillotte, Kevin (USN) | * Griffith, John G. (USN) |
| Gallagher, Patrick (USMC) | Gomez, Ernesto (USMC) | Grimes, Paul E. (USMC) |
| Gallagher, Robert T. (USN) | Gonzales, Daniel G. (USMC) | Groce, Donald B. (USN) |
| Gates, Michael L. (USN) | * Goodsell, William J. (USMC) | Grosz, Nicholas, H. (USMC) |
| * Gauthier, Brian J. (USMC) | * Grant, Gollie L. (USN) | Guarino, Timothy S. (USMC) |
| * Gerrish, Alan R. (USN) | Gray, George E. (USMC) | Guay, Robert P. (USMC) |
| * Getlin, Michael P. (USMC) | Green, John S. (USMC) | Guerra, Victor J. (USMC) |
| Gibson, George R. (USMC) | Green, Maurice O.V. (USMC) | |
| Gilleland, Richard M. (USMC) | Gregory, Robert B. (USMC) | |
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| Hall, Michael R. (USN) | Henry, Daniel B. (USN) | * Hopkins, Michael E. (USMC) |
| * Halstead, Lee M. (USMC) | Herbert, Robert S. (USN) | Houghton, Kenneth J. (USMC) |
| Hampton, Gregory O. (USN) | * Herrera, Felipe (USMC) | House, Charles A. (USMC) |
| * Hancock, Eugene S. (USN) | * Herron, Lee R. (USMC) | * Howard, Billy (USMC) |
| Hanson, Anthony C. (USN) | Hickey, William L. (USN) | * Howell, Gatlin J. (USMC) |
| Harrington, Myron C. (USMC) | Hilgers, John J. W. (USMC) | * Hubbard, Robert W. (USMC) |
| * Hartsoe, David E. (USMC) | * Hill, Lamont D. (USMC) | Huffcut, William H., II (USMC) |
| Hayenga, William E. (USN) | Hoapill, John (USMC) | Huggins, Michael A. (USMC) |
| Hayes, Daniel J. (USMC) | * Hodgkins, Guy M. (USMC) | Hughes,
Stanley S. (USMC) OLC (1st Award-WWII) |
| Hazelbaker, Vincil W. (USMC) | Hoff, John R. (USMC) | |
| Helle, Ronald B. (USMC) | Holmes, Billie D. (USN) | Hunnicutt, Hubert H., III (USMC) |
| Henderson, Billy K. (USMC) | Holmes, Walter C. (USMC) | Hunter, Charles B. (USN) |
| Hendricks, Robert L. (USMC) | * Honeycutt, James E. (USMC) | |
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| Jaehne, Richard L. (USMC) | * Kaler, Richard D. (USMC) | * Kierznowski, Terrence E. (USN) |
| James, Alan C. (USN) | * Kaufman, David M. (USMC) | Kiet, Nguyen Van (Vietnamese) |
| * Jmaeff, George V. (USMC) | * Keck, Russell F. (USMC) | Kinnard, Donel C. (USN) |
| Johnson,James L.,Jr. (USMC) | Kelley, Edwin C.,Jr. (USMC) | * Koelper, Donald E. (USMC) |
| * Johnston, Clement B.,Jr. (USMC) | * Kelly, James R., III (USMC) | * Kollmann, Glenn E. (USN) |
| * Jones, Philip B. (USMC) | Kelly, Robert A. (USMC) | Koontz, Leonard (USMC) |
| * Joys, John W. (USMC) | Kemp, Marwick L. (USMC) | Korkow, Kenneth A. (USMC) |
| * Judge, Mark W. (USMC) | * Kenison, Benjamin A. (USMC) | Kowalyk, William (USMC) |
| Kennedy, Johnnie M. (USMC) | Krueger, Roger W. (USN) | |
| Keys, William M. (USMC) | * Kuzma, Marc J. (USMC) | |
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| Lain, Bobby D. (USMC) | Lebas, Claude G. (USMC) | Long, Melvin M. (USMC) |
| Lankford, Albert J., III (USMC) | Ledbetter Walter R. (USMC) | Lopez,Jose G. (USMC) |
| La Pointe, Alvin S. (USMC) | Ledford, Kenneth,Jr. (USA) | Lopez, Steven D. (USMC) |
| La Porte, Alfred P. (USMC) | Lefler, Alan C. (USMC) | * Loweranitis, John L. (USMC) |
| * Laraway, William D. (USMC) | Leftwich, William G.,Jr. (USMC) | Lowery, Steven M. (USMC) |
| Larsen, David R. (USN) | Lewis, David H. (USN) | Lownds, David E. (USMC) |
| * Lauer, Charles R. (USMC) | Linder, James B. (USN) | Luca, Joseph (USMC) |
| Lazaro, Lawrence J. (USMC) | * Lineberry, Jerry E. (USMC) | Lumbaxd, Donald W. (USMC) |
| * Leal, Armando G. (USN) | Livingston, Lawrence H. (USMC) | * Lunsford, Glen T. (USMC) |
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| * Mack, Francis W. (USN) | McHenry, William D. (USMC) | Moffit, Richard E. (USMC) |
| MacVane, Matthew C. (USMC) | * McKeen, Gerald C. (USN) | Monahan, Frederick G. (USMC) |
| Malone, George M. (USMC) | McKeown, Ronald E. (USN) | * Monahan, Robert (USMC) |
| Mann, Bennie H.,Jr. (USMC) | McRae, Arthur G. (USMC) | Montgomery, Robin L. (USMC) |
| Marlantes, Karl A. (USMC) | * McWhorter, James E. (USMC) | Moore, Freddie L. (USMC) |
| Martin, Cecil H. (USN) | * Meier, Terrance L. (USMC) | * Moore, Ronald A. (USMC) |
| * Martin, Raymond C. (USMC) | * Mendez, Angel (USMC) | Mosher, Christopher K. (USMC) |
| Mayton, James A. (USN) | * Mercer, William I. (USN) | * Muir, Joseph E. (USMC) |
| McAfee, Carlos K. (USMC) | * Meuse, John R. (USMC) | Mulloy, James E. (USMC) |
| McCauley, Bertram W. (USMC) | * Meyerkord, Harold D. (USN) | Murphy, David R. (USN) |
| * McCormick, Michael P. (USMC) | * Milius, Paul L. (USN) | Murphy,James E. (USMC) |
| #McDaniel, Eugene B. (USN) | Miller, Cleatus A. (USMC) | Murray John D. (USMC) |
| McDonald, Thomas C. (USMC) | Mitchell, Robert G. (USMC) | * Myers, William H. (USMC) |
| McEwen, Robert M. (USN) | Moe, Robert F. (USMC) | |
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| Neil, Michael I. (USMC) | Palmer, Frederick F. (USN) | * Pitts, Roy E. (USMC) |
| Nelson, James R. (USN) | Panian, Thomas C. (USMC) | * Popp, James A. (USMC) |
| Noel, Thomas E. (USMC) | Parrott, Lee R. (USMC) | Porter, Robert O. (USN) |
| Noon, PatrickJ.,Jr. (USMC) | Paskevich, Anthony (USMC) | Poulson, Leroy N. (USMC) |
| * Norris, James A. (USMC) | Pate, James W. (USN) | * Powell, Charles T. (USMC) |
| Norton, John J. (USMC) | Peczeli, Joseph S. (USMC) | * Powell, Richard L. (USN) |
| Norwood, George O. (USMC) | * Peters, William L. (USMC) | * Powers, Trent R. (USN) |
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* Peterson, Dennie D. (USMC) | #Prendergast, Francis S. (USN) |
| Oakley, John L. (USMC) | Phelps, John G. (USMC) | |
| O’Brien, Joseph B. (USMC) | Phillips, John C. (USN) | |
| O’Connor, Martin E. (USMC) | Piatt, Louis R. (USMC) |
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| O’Kelley, John W. (USN) | * Pichon, Louis A. (USMC) | |
| * Orlando, Samuel G. (USN) | Pierpan, Herbert E. (USMC) | * Quick, Robert L. (USMC) |
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| * Ralya, Warren H. (USMC) | Richards, Thomas A. (USMC) | Roller, Robert T. (USMC) |
| * Rash, Donald R. (USMC) | Ripley, John W. (USMC) | Rollings, Wayne E. (USMC) |
| * Ray, Darrell T. (USMC) | Rivera, Jose L. (USMC) | Romine, Richard E. (USMC) |
| * Reid, John M. (USMC) | * Rivers, Jettie (USMC) | * Rosenberger, Roger D. (USMC) |
| * Reilly, Donald J. (USMC) | Roberson, James J. (USMC) | Ross, David L. (USMC) |
| * Reilly, James R. (USMC) | Robinson, David B. (USN) | * Rudd, Donald L. (USN) |
| Reinsche, Harold A. (USMC) | * Rodrigues, Joe G. (USMC) | * Rusher, Robert C. (USMC) |
| * Reis, Tiago (USMC) | Rogers, Gerald W. (USN) | Russell, Timothy W. (USMC) |
| Reynolds, Marvin D. (USN) | Rogers, Raymond G.,Jr. (USMC) | Russell, William E. (USMC) |
| Rhodes, Francis E. (USN) | Roland, John R. (USN) | Rusth, John E. (USMC) |
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| Sadler, Charles D. (USMC) | * Sirousa, Michael A. (USMC) | Speer, Paul H. (USN) |
| * Sampson, Gerald H. (USMC) | * Skibbe, David W. (USMC) | * Spicer, Jonathan N. (USMC) |
| * Sanders, Thomas (USMC) | Skweres, Jeff C. (USMC) | * Srsen, Steve A. (USMC) |
| * Sargent, George T. (USMC) | Slater, Albert C. (USMC) | Stahl, Mykle E. (USMC) |
| * Schley, Robert J. (USMC) | Slater, Robert M.S. (USMC) | Starrett, Edward F. (USMC) |
| Schreiber, Klaus D. (USMC) | * Sleigh, Duncan B. (USMC) | Stayton, Norman B. (USN) |
| Schunck, Henry M. (USMC) | Sliby, Dennis M. (USMC) | * St. Clair, Clarence H. (USMC) |
| Scott, Donald W. (USMC) | Smith, Chester B. (USN) | * Stewart, Michael E. (USMC) |
| See, Roger D. (USMC) | * Smith, Homer L. (USN) | Stockman, Robert D. (USMC) |
| Sexton, Charles T. (USMC) | Smith, Ray L. (USMC) | Stone, Guy E. (USN) |
| Sexton, Harry E. (USMC) | * Snyder, Stephen F. (USMC) | Strode, Gerald M. (USN) |
| Sexton, Merlyn A. (USMC) | * Soliz, Thomas (USMC) | Stuckey, James L. (USMC) |
| Shepherd, Burton H. (USN) | Sotomayor, Miguel A.R. (USMC) | Sullivan, Daniel F. (USMC) |
| * Sherman, Andrew M. (USMC) | * Spark, Michael M. (USMC) | Sullivan, George R. (USMC) |
| * Sipple, Conrad A. (USMC) | Sparks, Neil R. (USN) | |
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| Taft, David A. (USN) | Thompson, Clinton W. (USMC) | * Timmons, James M. (USMC) |
| * Taylor, Jesse J. (USN) | * Thompson, Jerrald R. (USMC) | Tonkyn, Michael S. (USMC) |
| Thatcher, Charles D. (USMC) | Thompson, John C. (USMC) | * Trent, William D. (USMC) |
| * Thomas, Michael H. (USMC) | Thompson, Robert H. (USMC) | * Truett, Quincy H. (USN) |
| Thomas, Robert J. (USN) | Thoryk, Barry L. (USMC) | ** Tycz, James N. (USMC) |
| Thompson, Brock I. (USMC) | * Thouvenell, Armand R. (USMC) | * Tyrone, Willie D. (USMC) |
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| Underwood, David E (USMC) | Walker, James R. (USN) | * Wilhelm, Mack H. (USN) |
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Wallace, Ernie W. (USMC) | * Willeford, Franklin P. (USN) |
| * Valdez, Phil I. (USN) | * Ward, James C. (USMC) | Williams,
James E. (USN) MOH for Separate Action |
| Vampatella, Philip V. (USN) | Warren, Roger O. (USMC) | |
| Vancor, Norman W. (USMC) | * Webb, Bruce D. (USMC) | Williams, Lloyd T. (USN) |
| * Vasquez, Jesus R. (USMC) | Webb, James H. (USMC) | Williams, Robert S. (USMC) |
| Verheyn, David A. (USMC) | Weise, William (USMC) | Wilson, Willis C. (USMC) |
| Weseleskey, Allen E. (USN) | * Wirick, William C. (USMC) | |
| Westin, Brian E. (USN) | Woods, Lloyd (USMC) | |
| Westphal, Warren R. (USN) | Work, Warren A. (USN) | |
| Wiant, Jeffrie E. (USN) | Wynn, Edward H. (USMC) | |
| Widger, Robert I. (USMC) | ||
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* Indicates
Posthumous Award ** Indicates Missing In Action # Indicates Former Prisoner of War |
| * Yarber, Vernon L. (USMC) | Zacharias, Jerrold M. (USN) | |
| * Yates, John Charles (USMC) | Zinser, Harry J. (USN) | |
| Yordy, Charles R. (USMC) | ||
| Young, William D. (USN) | ||
| Young, William H. (USMC) | ||
Navy Crosses were earned by at least 32 Navy Corpsmen (21 Posthumously)
Navy Crosses were earned by at least 6 Navy SEALs
Navy Crosses were earned by at least 14 PBR (Patrol Boat River) Force members
Vietnam Navy Cross Recipients
U. S. Navy
U. S. Marines
The following Navy
Crosses have been awarded for action exclusive of or since the Vietnam
War.
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