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Honoring American TroopsMedal of Honor Archive

Founded October 13, 1775

U.S. Navy: Medal of Honor Recipients

750 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of the U.S. Navy, 53 posthumously.

All recipients · page 2 of 7

A–Z by last name
PC Patrick Colbert Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 DC Dennis Conlan Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 MC Michael Connolly Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876 TC Thomas Connor Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 WC William C. Connor Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas C. Cooney Chief Machinist · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JC John Cooper Quartermaster · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1865 JC John Cooper Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 DC Demetri Corahorgi Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Thomas E. Corcoran Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1863 WC William Corey Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876 William Merrill Corry Jr. Lieutenant Commander · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1920 ✦ JC John Costello Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876 PC Peter Cotton Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1862 HC Henry C. Courtney Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882 George McCall Courts Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Jesse Whitfield Covington Ship's Cook Third Class · Navy World War I · 1918 Robert Edward Cox Chief Gunner · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 TC Thomas Cramen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882 Orson Leon Crandall Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 AC Alexander Crawford Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WC William James Creelman Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1897 GC George Cregan Coxswain · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Frank William Crilley Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1915 TC Thomas H. Cripps Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 John Philip Cromwell Captain · Navy World War II · 1943 ✦ WC William S. (Willie) Cronan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Cornelius Cronin Chief Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 WC William Adolphus Crouse Watertender · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 GC George W. Cutter Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872 Albert Leroy David Lieutenant · Navy World War II · 1944 ✦ George Fleming Davis Commander · Navy World War II · 1945 ✦ John Davis Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JD John Davis Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1881 JD John Davis Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1862 JD Joseph H. Davis Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1886 RD Raymond Erwin Davis Quartermaster Third Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 SD Samuel W. Davis Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 CD Charles Deakin Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 Samuel David Dealey Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 ✦ PD Percy A. Decker Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Osborn Warren Deignan Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JD John Dempsey Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1875 JD John Dempster Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 MD Michael Deneef Captain of the Top · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1875 Austin Denham Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872 LD Lorenzo Denning Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 RD Richard Dennis Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 WD William Densmore Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 Abraham Desomer Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Richard David Dewert Hospital Corpsman · Navy Korean War · 1951 ✦ Bartholomew Diggins Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD John Ditzenback Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD John C. Donnelly Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WD William Doolen Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD John James Doran Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 John Henry Dorman Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1863 PD Patrick Dougherty Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 Henry Clay Drexler Ensign · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1924 ✦ ND Niels Drustrup Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 FD Frank du Moulin Apprentice · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1867 AD Adam Duncan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD James K. l Duncan Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WD William Dunn Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 Richard D. Dunphy Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 Austin Joseph Durney Blacksmith · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 TE Thomas Eadie Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1927 JE John Edwards Captain of the Top · Navy Civil War · 1864 Walter Atlee Edwards Lieutenant Commander · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1922 JE John Eglit Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JE John Walter Ehle Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 HE Henry A. Eilers Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1892 ME Middleton Stuart Elliott Surgeon · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 WE Walter Elmore Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 TE Thomas English Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 JE John Enright Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1886 JE John P. Erickson Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1865 NE Nicholas Erickson Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Michael John Estocin Captain · Navy Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ Ernest Edwin "Chief" Evans Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 ✦ JE John Everetts Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1898 HF Harry Delmar Fadden Coxswain · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1903 WF William Farley Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 Edward Farrell Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 IF Isaac L. Fasseur Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1884 John H. Ferrell Pilot · Navy Civil War · 1864 John William Finn Lieutenant · Navy World War II · 1941 FF Frederick Thomas Fisher Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Samoa 1899 · 1899 JF Joseph Fitz Ordinary Seaman · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1906 TF Thomas Fitzpatrick Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 Francis Charles Flaherty Ensign · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ JF John Flannagan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 Frank Friday Fletcher Rear Admiral · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Frank Jack Fletcher Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 TF Thomas S. Flood Boy · Navy Civil War · 1862 EF Edward Floyd Boilermaker · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Eugene Bennett Fluckey Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 AF Andrew Peter Forbeck Seaman · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1900 Herbert Louis Foss Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Paul Frederick Foster Ensign · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 CF Christopher Fowler Quartermaster · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1874 CF Charles H. Foy Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 FF Frederick H. Franklin Quartermaster · Navy Korea 1871 · 1871 WF William J. Franks Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 Hugh Carroll Frazer Ensign · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 EF Emil Fredericksen Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Martin Freeman 1st Class Pilot · Navy Civil War · 1864 JF John B. Frisbee Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 Samuel Glenn Fuqua Captain · Navy World War II · 1941 RG Robert Galbraith Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1899 William Gardner Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JG James R. Garrison Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 William Garvin Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864 Donald Arthur Gary Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy World War II · 1945 Daniel Griffin George Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 MG Michael Gibbons Oiler · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 CG Charles Giddings Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876 FG Frank S. Gile Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1863 FG Freeman Gill Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898