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Statistics:

A total of 3,972 Navy Crosses were awarded to 3,634 separate individuals for heroism in World War II.

• 2,897 Awards to Members of the U.S. Navy

• 1,034 Awards to Members of the U.S. Marine Corps

•        6 Awards to Members of the U.S. Coast Guard

•        6 Awards to Members of the U.S. Army

•        9 Awards to Members of the U.S. Army Air Force

•        1 Award to a United States Civilian

•      19 Awards to Members of Foreign Allied Forces

Of these 3,972 Awards in WWII, 3,331 were singular awards (the recipient received ONLY the Navy Cross and no other high awards such as the Medal of Honor or Distinguished Service Cross.)

• 2 Men earned the Medal of Honor and FOUR Navy Crosses in WWII

  • Dealey, Samuel David (U.S. Navy) - MOH (WWII), 4 NCs (WWII)

  • Fluckey, Eugene Bennett (U.S. Navy) - MOH (WWII), 4 NCs (WWII)

• 1 Man earned the Medal of Honor and THREE Navy Crosses in WWII

  • O'Kane, Richard Hetherington (U.S. Navy) - MOH (WWII), 3 NCs (WWII)

• 2 Men earned Medals of Honor and TWO Navy Crosses in WWII

  • Gilmore, Howard W. (U.S. Navy) - MOH (WWII), 2 NCs (WWII)

  • Ramage, Lawson Patterson (U.S. Navy) - MOH (WWII), 2 NCs (WWII)
    

• 11 men earned BOTH the Medal of Honor and 1 Navy Cross in WWII.

• 1 Man earned the Navy Cross in WWII and subsequently earned the MOH in Korea

Antrim, Richard Nott	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Basilone, John	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Boyington, Gregory "Pappy"	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Bulkeley, John Duncan	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII) 2DSCs (WWII)
Edson, Merritt A.	MOH (WWII), NC (Nicaragua), NC (WWII)
Evans, Ernest Edwin	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Hanson, Robert Murray	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
McCampbell, David S.	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
O’Hare, Edward Henry	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Street, George Levick, III	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Young, Cassin	MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Davis, Raymond G.	MOH (Korea), NC (WWII)

Including the recipients listed above, and exclusive of other awards earned in World War II, previous or subsequent wars, multiple awards of the Navy Cross in World War II break down as follows:    

•        1   Man earned FIVE Navy Crosses in World War II

•        7   Men earned FOUR Navy Crosses in World War II

•      53   Men earned THREE Navy Crosses in World War II

•    207   Men earned TWO Navy Crosses in World War II

• 3,366   Men earned ONE Navy Cross in World War II

World War II Navy Cross Recipients
Main World War II Page	Complete Alphabetical Roster
U. S. Navy	U. S. Marines
Detailed Alphabetical List	Detailed Alphabetical List
Detailed Chronological List	Detailed Chronological List
Coast Guard
Army/Air Force/Civilian	Foreign Recipients
Multiple Awards in WWII

 

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