Coast Guard Recipients of the Navy Cross

Recipients Of

The Navy Cross

(This listing is as complete as we are able to provide from numerous resources, however it is possible that a few recipients may not be listed. You can verify if someone received the Navy Cross from this list, but absence of a name should NOT be construed to definitively negate a veteran's claim to this award.)

55 Awards

World War I
36

    Gillespie Plant Explosion
12

Interim Award (NC-4 Flight)
1

World War II
6

Bennett, Clifford F.
Bennett, William S.
Berry, John G.
*Best, William H.
Billard, Frederick C.
Birkett, Frederick F.
Brown, Fletcher W.
Carmine, George C.
Caveston, William F.
Chiswell, Benjamin M.
Christy, George M.
Clark, Paul Leaman
*Elam, Russell
Evans, Raymond J.

Gill, Warren Calavan
Gorman, Raymond J.
Grimes, John O.
Grimshaw, Daniel E.
Hearon, Jesse G.
Henderson, Andrew J.
Hirshfield, James A.
Horton, Albert V.
Howell, Charles F.
Hutson, John J.
Jack, Raymond L.
Jacobs, William V. E.
Jester, Maurice D.
*Marville, P. L.

Mason, Morrill C.
Molloy, Thomas M.
Mueller, Lee. C.
Munter, William H.
*Nevens, James J.
*Newburry, Carl S.
Noble, F. M.
Ohrlein, Anthony
Osborn, James C.
*Ovesen, Martin M.
Pedersen, Jorge A.
*Prime, William H
Reinberg, Leroy
Ridgeley, Randolph

Roach, Philip F.
Rose, Earl G.
Ryan, Harry J.
Ryan, Michael J.
*Stellenwerf, Merton
Stika, Joseph E.
Stone, Elmer Fowler
*Tingard, Raymond H.
Walsh, Quentin R.
Walsh, William V.
Wheeler, William J.
Wright, Charles L.
*Zuleger, August

World War I - 36 Awards

Name

Rank

Text Date

Unit

Munter, William H.

Capt.

Sep 3, 17 - Nov 16, 18

USS Ossippee

Berry, John G.

Capt.

1918

USS Lydonia &Yamacraw

Billard, Frederick C.

Capt.

1918

USS Aphrodite

Carmine, George C.

Capt.

1918

USS Algonquin

Chiswell, Benjamin M.

Capt.

1918

USS Algonquin

Henderson, Andrew J.

Capt.

1918

USS Manning

Howell, Charles F.

Capt.

1918

USS Arcturus

Hutson, John J.

Lt.

1918

USS Wanderer

Jack, Raymond L.

Capt.

1918

USS Cythera

Jacobs, William V. E.

Capt.

1918

USS Niagara

Molloy, Thomas M.

1Lt.

1918

USS Rambler

Mueller, Lee C.

Lt.

1918

USS Emmeline

Reinberg, Leroy

Capt.

1918

USS Druid

Ridgeley, Randolph, Jr.

Capt.

1918

USS Yamacraw & Castine

Roach, Philip F.

Capt.

1918

USS Manning

Rose, Earl G.

Lt.

1918

USS Rambler

Wheeler, William J.

Capt.

Apr 25 & Jun 28, 1918

USS Seneca

19 of the WWI awards were made for the heroic rescue effort by the crew of the USS Seneca following a torpedo attack on the steamship Wellington. The citations for each recipient are nearly identical:

"For extraordinary heroism as a member of crew of the U.S.S. Seneca in an attempt to save the coal-laden steamer Wellington after that vessel had been torpedoed on September 16, 1918. Immediately after the ship was torpedoed she was abandoned by her crew. Volunteers were called from the Seneca. He was one of the eighteen who volunteered although there was a high sea running and it was known she was in danger also of further submarine attack. The vessel was kept afloat for some hours but finally sunk. Of the eighteen men who volunteered, only eight were rescued."

The 19th award was to the Lieutenant who lead these eighteen volunteers.

Brown, Fletcher W.

1Lt.

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Best, William H.

W/Tndr.

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Christy, George M.

Oiler/2c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Elam, Russell

Cook

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Gorman, Raymond J.

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Grimshaw, Daniel E.

Mach/1c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Marville, P. L.

GM/2c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Mason, Morrill C.

E/2c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Nevens, James J.

Boy 1/c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Newburry, Carl S.

Cox

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Ohrlein, Anthony

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Osborn, James C.

Cox

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Ovesen, Martin M.

W/Tndr.

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Pedersen, Jorge A.

Cox

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Prime, William Heermance

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

Ryan, Michael J.

Mach/1c

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Stellenwerf, Merton

Cox

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Tingard, Raymond H.

W/Tndr.

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

*Zuleger, August

M/A

Sep 16, 1918

USS Seneca

WWI ERA - 12 Awards

Twelve awards were made for heroism after an explosion at the T.A. Gillespie Co. munitions yard in Morgan, NJ. Coast Guardsmen from Perth Amboy responded. When fire threatened a trainload of TNT, these men repaired the track and moved the train to safety, thus preventing further disaster. Two Coast Guardsmen were killed in this effort.

Bennett, Clifford F.

SM/O

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Bennett, William S.

Keeper

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Birkett, Frederick J., III

Lt.

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Caveston, William F.

Bugler

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Grimes, John O.

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Hearon, Jesse G.

Keeper

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Horton, Albert V.

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Noble, Frances. M.

M/A

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Ryan, Harry J.

Cox

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Stika, Joseph E.

1Lt.

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Walsh, William V.

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Wright, Charles L.

Gunner

Oct 4 & 5, 1918

US Coast Guard

Interim Award - 1 Award

Stone, Elmer Fowler

Lt.

May 8 - 27, 1919

NC-4 Atlantic Flight

World War II - 6 Awards

Jester, Maurice D.

LCDR

May 9, 1942

USS Icarus

Evans, Raymond J.

Sep 27, 1942

1/7 Marines, 1st M. Div. (Att.)

Clark, Paul L.

F 1/c

Nov 8 - 11, 1942

USS Joseph T. Dickman

Hirshfield, James A.

CMDR

Feb 22, 1943

USS Campbell

Gill, Warren C.

Lt.(j.g.)

Jul 10, 1943

Walsh, Quentin R.

LCDR

Jun 9, 1944

USN Forces (Europe)

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