Recipients

James Wilson

James Dudley graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.
McKinley Wood

McKinley Wood served as an enlisted man before receiving an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated with the Class…
Charles Lockwood

Charles Lockwood graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1912. Following service with submarines during World War I, he returned to the…
Francis Low

Francis Low graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1915. He retired as a U.S. Navy Admiral.
Michael Luosey

Michael Luosey graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1933. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
David McDonald

David McDonald graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1928. From August 1, 1963 to August 1, 1967, he served as the…
Ralph Mitchell

Ralph Johnson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1915. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General.
Chester Nimitz

Originally Chester Nimitz applied to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, but when no appointments were available he was convinced by his Congressman,…
Alexander Patch

Alexander Patch graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1913. In World War I Patch served as an infantry officer and…
William Raborn

William Raborn graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.
Arthur Radford

Arthur Radford graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1916. From January 1948 to May 1949, he served as the 4th Vice…
Louis Woods

Louis Wood attended Syracuse University and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1917. He retired in 1951 as a United States…