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Statistics:

• A total of 36 Navy Crosses were Awarded to members of the U.S. Coast Guard for heroism and/or distinguished service in World War I.

  • 17 Awards for Distinguished Service/Heroism in Convoy Escort Duty

  • 19 Awards to crewman of the USS Seneca for heroism in attempting to rescue survivors after the steamship Wellington was torpedoed on September 16, 1918.

    • 10 of the Wellington Rescue Awards were Posthumous Awards

 

Alphabetical Roster

Berry, John G. *Best, William H.   Billard, Frederick C.   Brown, Fletcher W.   Carmine, George C.   Chiswell, Benjamin M.   Christy, George M. *Elam, Russell   Gorman, Raymond J.   Grimshaw, Daniel E.   Henderson, Andrew J.   Howell, Charles F.   Hutson, John J.   Jack, Raymond L.   Jacobs, William V. E. *Marville, P. L.   Mason, Morrill C.   Molloy, Thomas M.   Mueller, Lee C.   Munter, William H. *Nevens, James J. *Newburry, Carl S.   Ohrlein, Anthony   Osborn, James C. *Ovesen, Martin M.   Pedersen, Jorge A. *Prime, William Heermance   Reinberg, Leroy   Ridgeley, Randolph, Jr.   Roach, Philip F.   Rose, Earl G.   Ryan, Michael J. *Stellenwerf, Merton *Tingard, Raymond H.   Wheeler, William J. *Zuleger, August

 

Detailed Roster 

Awards for Convoy Escort Duty 

Name	Rank	Text Date	Unit
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
Munter, William H.	Capt.	Sep 3, 17 - Nov 16, 19 18	USS Ossippee
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

SS Wellington Rescue 

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.	SM	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	SM	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	SM	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

Note:

On October 4, 1918, an explosion rocked the T. A. Gillespie Munitions Plant at Morgan, NJ.  Twelve members of the U.S. Coast Guard received Navy Crosses for their heroism in dealing with the disaster over a period of two days.  These awards are listed separately as World War I ERA awards in our database.

 

 

World War I Navy Cross Recipients
U. S. Navy	U. S. Marines	Coast Guard
Detailed Alphabetical List	Detailed Alphabetical List	U.S. Army
Detailed Chronological List	Detailed Chronological List	Foreign

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