Recipients

Elmer Smith
Harold Gehman

Harold Gehman graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1965 and was commission in the Navy from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. During the Vietnam…
Donald Pilling

Donald Pilling graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1965. He died from leukemia on May 26, 2008, and was buried at…
John Nathman

John Nathman graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1970. A Naval Aviator, he led his squadron in the first…
Patrick Walsh

Patrick Walsh graduated with honors from Jesuit College Preparatory in Dallas, Texas, and was the 2d student in the 66-year history of the school to…
Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1978.
Michelle Howard

Michelle Howard graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1982. She was the first woman to achieve 4-star rank in any of…
Ralph Pleetman
Robert Dickinson
Arthur Downes
John Fletcher
John Flood