Recipients

Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson attended Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1912. He was commissioned four years later, and retired as…
John Wilkes

John Wilkes graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1916. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.
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.