- Recipients of the Navy Cross in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Navy Recipients Of The Navy Cross(This listing is as complete as we are able to provide from numerous resources, however it is possible that a few recipients may not be listed. You can verify if someone received the Navy Cross from this list, but absence of a name should NOT be construed to definitively negate a veteran's claim to this award.)125 AwardsDetailed Alphabetical List Name Rank Status Date of Action Remarks Ajdukovich, George BMC Oct 07, 1969 PBR Alspaugh, Timothy D. SN Dec 20, 1970 PBR
* Ashby, James W. HM3 Sep 13, 1969 Corpsman Back, James B. Lt Sep 24, 1966 Surgeon Baker, Harold L. RM2 May 10, 1972 SEAL Baratko, Robert E. Lt.j.g. Jun 19, 1968 Barber, William B. HM3 Sep 15, 1968 Corpsman
* Benoit, Francis A. HM3 Apr 09, 1970 Corpsman Blonski, Thomas J. LT Aug 23, 1968 Braun, Kenneth R. HM3 Mar 30-31, 1967 Corpsman Bull, Lyle F. LT Aug 11, 1970 Burnand, Robert W., Jr. LT Oct 30, 1967
* Burns, Dewey R., Jr. HM3 Sep 12, 1969 Corpsman Busey, James B., IV LCDR Mar 24, 1968 *Cameron, Kenneth R. Cpt POW Sep 24, 1969
* Casey, Robert M. HM3 May 23, 1972 Corpsman Clay, Raymond D. HN Oct 31, 1965 Corpsman Coker, George T. LCDR POW Aug 11, 1970 Compton, Bryan W., Jr. CDR Mar 03, 1969 Confer, Milton W. EN1 Dec 11, 1966 PBR *Connell, James J. LCDR POW May 19, 1967 Connelly, Matthew J., III LT May 10, 1972 Cook, Clarence L. Lt.j.g. Jun 19, 1968 SAR Cox, Charles J. LT Jan 29, 1967
* Crawford, Charles H. HM3 Jun 21, 1966 Corpsman
* Cruse, James D. HN Sep 14, 1968 Corpsman Cunningham, Randall H. LT Apr 27, 1966 Pilot Dannheim, William T. LCDR Jan 15, 1967 PBR
* Dengler, Dieter Lt.j.g. POW Jun 30, 1966 POW Escapee Denton, Jeremiah A. RADM POW Feb 1966 - May 1966
* Dickson, Edward A. LT Feb 07, 1965 Dinsmore, Harry H. CPT Oct 01, 1966 Surgeon Driscoll, William P. Lt.j.g. May 10, 1972 Dutterer, Carroll E., Jr. BM1 Sep 15, 1967 Eggert, Lowell F. CDR May 10, 1972 Ennis, Joseph J. EN2 Apr 04, 1968 Enoch, Barry W. GMGC Apr 09, 1970 SEAL Ensch, John C. LT May 23, 1972
* Fitzgerald, William C. LT Aug 06, 1967
* Ford, Patrick O. GMG2 Jun 21, 1968 PBR
* Freund, Terrence J. RM2 Oct 26, 1966 PBR Fuller, Robert B. CPT POW Oct 1 - 21, 1967 Gallagher, Gary G. YN3 Oct 10 - 11, 1968 SEAL Gallagher, Robert T. ICCS Mar 13, 1968 SEAL Gates, Michael L. EN3 Jul 10, 1969 PBR
* Gerrish, Alan R. HN Aug 23, 1968 Corpsman
* Gillespie, Martin L., Jr. HM2 Mar 21, 1966 Corpsman Gillotte, Kevin EN3 Jan 11, 1969
* Grant, Gollie L. HN Sep 19, 1966 Corpsman
* Griffith, John G. Lt. Feb 24, 1968 Groce, Donald B. BMC Sep 04, 1970 Hall, Michael R. LCDR Feb 24, 1968 Hampton, Gregory O. SN Aug 20, 1969 PBR
* Hancock, Eugene S. HM2 Feb 24, 1969 Corpsman Hanson, Anthony C. AET2 Jul 02, 1967 SAR Hayenga, William E., Jr. FN Feb 04, 1968 PBR Henry, Daniel B. HM1 Aug 27, 1967 Corpsman Herbert, Robert S. Lt.j.g. Aug 11, 1970 Hickey, William L. HM2 Jul 04, 1966 Corpsman Holmes, Billie D. HM3 Jun 15 - 16, 1966 Corpsman Hunter, Charles B. CDR Oct 30, 1967 James, Alan C. HM2 Sep 09, 1968 Corpsman
* Kierznowski, Terrence E. HM2 Sep 12, 1969 Corpsman Kinnard, Donel C. HMC Jan 20 - 21, 1970 UDT
* Kollmann, Glenn E. CDR Feb 24, 1968 Krueger, Roger W. LT Mar 24, 1968 Larsen, David R. GMG3 Aug 02, 1969 PBR
* Leal, Armando G., Jr. HM3 Sep 04, 1967 Corpsman Lewis, David H. LCDR Sep 24, 1969 Surgeon Linder, James B. CDR Sep 28, 1967
* Mack, Francis W. HM3 Aug 17, 1966 Corpsman Martin, Cecil H. MN1 Nov 21, 1968 PBR Mayton, James A. HM1 May 21, 1966 Corpsman McDaniel, Eugene B. CP POW Jun 14 - 29, 1969 McEwen, Robert M. LCDR Mar 30, 1968
* McKeen, Gerald C. HN Sep 24, 1966 Corpsman McKeown, Ronald E. LCDR May 23, 1972
* Mercer, William I. HM2 Jun 15, 1968 Corpsman
* Meyerkord, Harold D. LT Nov 30, 1964 & Jan 13, 24 & Mar 16, 1965
* Milius, Paul L. CPT Feb 27, 1968 Murphy, David R. LCDR Oct 12 - 16, 1966 Nelson, James R. LT Aug 18, 1968 O’Kelley, John W. SN May 26, 1968
* Orlando, Samuel G. HN Mar 04, 1966 Corpsman Palmer, Frederick F. CDR Jun 29, 1966 Pate, James W., Jr. LT Mar 24, 1968 Phillips, John C. HN Dec 19, 1968 Corpsman Porter, Robert O. GMGC Jun 10, 1970 PBR
* Powell, Richard L. HN Aug 29, 1968 Corpsman
* Powers, Trent R. CPT Oct 31, 1965 Prendergast, Francis S. Lt.j.g. POW Mar 09, 1967 POW Escapee Reynolds, Marvin D. LCDR Jul 17, 1967 Rhodes, Francis E., Jr. LCDR Sep 15, 1967 Robinson, David B. LCDR Aug 11, 1970 Rogers, Gerald W. LCDR Aug 11, 1970 Roland, John R., Jr. Lt.j.g. Jan 28, 1969
* Rudd, Donald L. HM2 Mar 03, 1969 Corpsman Shepherd, Burton H. CDR Oct 26, 1967 Smith, Chester B. SM1 Dec 11, 1966 PBR
* Smith, Homer L. CPT May 19 - 20, 1967 Sparks, Neil R., Jr. Lt.j.g. Jul 17, 1967 Speer, Paul H. CDR May 19, 1967 Stayton, Norman B. AMS3 Mar 26, 1971 Stone, Guy E. SFC Jan 27, 1970 UDT Strode, Gerald M. HM3 Sep 04, 1967 Corpsman Taft, David A. LCDR Aug 27, 1967
* Taylor, Jesse J. LCDR Nov 17, 1965 Thomas, Robert J. RD2 Mar 23, 1969 SEAL
* Truett, Quincy H. BMC Jan 20, 1969 PBR
* Valdez, Phil I. HM3 Jan 29, 1967 Corpsman Vampatella, Philip V. Lt.j.g. Jun 21, 1966 Vaughan, Richard C TM3 Dec 21, 1964 Walker, James R. LT Sep 14, 1968 Weseleskey, Allen E. LCDR Mar 09, 1968 Westin, Brian E. Lt.j.g. Apr 27, 1966 Westphal, Warren R. BM1 Nov 24, 1968 PBR Wiant, Jeffrie E., Jr. Lt.j.g. Aug 30, 1968
* Wilhelm, Mack H. HM3 Feb 19, 1969
* Willeford, Franklin P. HN Dec 14, 1968 Corpsman Williams, James E. BM1 Jan 15, 1967 PBR Also Received MOH Williams, Lloyd T., Jr. AD1 Apr 28, 1969 Work, Warren A., Jr. HM3 Apr 08, 1967 Corpsman Young, William D. LT Aug 07, 1972 Zacharias, Jerrold M. CDR Feb 24, 1968 Zinser, Harry J. LT Aug 6 - 7, 1972 One member of the US Army, One Vietnamese SEAL, and One Vietnamese Soldier earned Navy Crosses Bay, Tran Van PFC Feb 19, 1967 ARVN (Vietnamese) Ledford, Kenneth, Jr. 1Lt. Sep 15, 1970 US ArmyMedical Evacuation Pilot Kiet, Nguyen Van PO3 Apr 13, 1972 SEAL (Vietnamese)
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.