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Navy Commendation Medal
HONOR
Awarded by the U.S. Navy to soldiers who performs acts of heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service. Often awarded for life-saving efforts. Created in 1944.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Christopher C. Ames |
Military |
c. 1954 |
|
US Navy Rear Admiral |
| Walter E. Boomer |
Military |
22-Sep-1938 |
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Retired General, US Marine Corps |
| Jeremy M. Boorda |
Military |
26-Nov-1939 |
16-May-1996 |
Chief of Naval Operations, 1994-96 |
| Carl Brashear |
Military |
19-Jan-1931 |
25-Jul-2006 |
Navy diver |
| Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr. |
Politician |
1941 |
4-Jul-2003 |
Ohio Attorney General, 1983-91 |
| James T. Conway |
Military |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| Chip Cravaack |
Politician |
29-Dec-1959 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 8th |
| Dale Dye |
Actor |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
Warriors, Inc. |
| James O. Ellis, Jr. |
Military |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02 |
| William J. Fallon |
Military |
30-Dec-1944 |
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C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 |
| Wayne Gilchrest |
Politician |
15-Apr-1946 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1991-2009 |
| James L. Holloway III |
Military |
23-Feb-1922 |
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Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-78 |
| Frank B. Kelso II |
Military |
11-Jul-1933 |
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Chief of Naval Operations, 1990-94 |
| Joseph Kernan |
Politician |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Governor of Indiana, 2003-05 |
| Mark Kirk |
Politician |
15-Sep-1959 |
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US Senator from Illinois |
| Charles C. Krulak |
Military |
4-Mar-1942 |
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US Marine Corps Commandant, 1995-99 |
| Charles R. Larson |
Military |
20-Nov-1936 |
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C-in-C, US Pacific Command, 1991-94 |
| James Mattis |
Military |
8-Sep-1950 |
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Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM |
| Kevin E. Moley |
Diplomat |
c. 1947 |
|
US Ambassador to the UN in Europe, 2001-06 |
| Benjamin F. Montoya |
Military |
24-May-1935 |
|
US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral |
| Robert Mueller |
Government |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
FBI Director |
| Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
Military |
16-Jul-1935 |
|
USMC Commandant, 1991-95 |
| Peter Pace |
Military |
5-Nov-1945 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07 |
| Hyman Rickover |
Military |
27-Jan-1900 |
8-Jul-1986 |
Built the nuclear navy |
| Gary Roughead |
Military |
c. 1951 |
|
Chief of Naval Operations |
| John R. Ryan |
Military |
15-Aug-1945 |
|
Chancellor of SUNY, 2006-07 |
| Joe Sestak |
Politician |
12-Dec-1951 |
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Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11 |
| Edward M. Straw |
Military |
c. 1939 |
|
Former US Navy Vice Admiral |
| Orson Swindle |
Government |
8-Mar-1937 |
|
Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005 |
| Norman Thagard |
Astronaut |
3-Jul-1943 |
|
Shuttle astronaut |
| Bernard Trainor |
Military |
2-Sep-1928 |
|
Military analyst, ex-3 star Marine general |
| George H. Walls, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
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Retired USMC Brigadier General |
| Robert F. Willard |
Military |
c. 1951 |
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Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet |
| Elmo R. Zumwalt |
Military |
29-Nov-1920 |
2-Jan-2000 |
US Chief of Naval Operations, 1970-74 |
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