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    The Navy Cross is the United States Naval Service's second-highest military decoration awarded for sailors and marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary...
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    The Vietnam Navy Gallantry Cross (Vietnamese: Hải-Dũng Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam which was issued during the years of the Vietnam...
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    Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Naval Services' Navy Cross, the Air and Space Forces' Air Force Cross, and the Coast Guard Cross. Prior to the...
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  • The Navy Cross is the award granted by the United States Navy for valor starting in 1917. Navy Cross may also refer to: Navy Cross (South Africa), the...
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    Team One, killed in action during Operation Red Wings. Recipient of the Navy Cross. Harry Beal – Underwater demolition team member, he was the first to volunteer...
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    Chesty Puller (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    in American history. He was awarded five Navy Crosses and one Distinguished Service Cross. With six crosses, Puller is second behind Eddie Rickenbacker...
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  • a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Vietnam War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. The Vietnam...
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    Marcus Luttrell (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    Luttrell (born November 7, 1975) is a retired United States Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 against Taliban...
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    Coast Guard Cross is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, Naval Service's Navy Cross, and Air and Space Forces' Air Force Cross. In the past...
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    yeoman rate is one of the oldest rates in the U.S. Navy, dating back to 1794. Historically, the Navy yeomen were responsible for keeping the storerooms...
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    Charles Keating IV (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    posthumously awarded the Silver Star, which was later upgraded to the Navy Cross. Keating was the third US Military service member to be killed in action...
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    10, 1923 – January 11, 1994) was a United States Navy Hospital corpsman who was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving with the...
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    The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component...
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    The Air Force Cross is equivalent to the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Cross, Naval Service's Navy Cross, and Coast Guard Cross. Prior to July 6...
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    Swede Vejtasa (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    Lae, New Guinea", on 10 March 1942, for which he was awarded his first Navy Cross. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, he and several other dive bomber...
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    Guard Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the Navy Cross, until August 1942 when the precedence...
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    John Basilone (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima....
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  • [page needed] The cross is the agency's equivalent of the military's Service Cross, i.e., Navy Cross, Army Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross.[failed...
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  • Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross...
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    Danny Dietz (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    26, 1980 – June 28, 2005) was a Navy SEAL who was awarded the U.S. Navy's second-highest decoration, the Navy Cross, along with the Purple Heart, for...
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    Matthew Axelson (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    2005) was an enlisted United States Navy SEAL who was awarded the U.S. Navy's second highest decoration, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart, for his actions...
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  • a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during World War II, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. World War...
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    Doris Miller (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a...
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  • Chester Nimitz Jr. (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and a businessman. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars for valor...
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    Aubrey McDade (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    July 29, 1981) is a retired United States Marine who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in the Iraq War, in which he rescued two U.S. Marines...
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    Richard Halsey Best (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    U.S. Navy Date Of Action: June 4, 1942 to June 6, 1942 The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant...
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  • The Military Cross of Merit (Polish: Wojskowy Krzyż Zasługi), Navy Cross of Merit (Morski Krzyż Zasługi), Air Force Cross of Merit (Lotniczy Krzyż Zasługi)...
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    Glynn R. Donaho (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    United States Navy officer known principally for his exploits as a submarine commander during World War II, for which he received the Navy Cross four times...
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    Purple Hearts of the Afghanistan war. Navy SEALs Master Chief Petty Officer Stephen R. Bass was awarded a Navy Cross and Green Beret Major Mark Mitchell...
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    Samuel Adams (naval officer) (category Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States))
    Adams was posthumously awarded a third Navy Cross for the mission in which he located the Hiryū. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Adams (DM-27), which saw...
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