Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman

    Division:

    U.S.S. Florida

    Action Date:

    April 21 – 22, 1914

    War Department, General Orders No. 101 (June 15, 1914)

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman James Aloysius Walsh, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession, on board the U.S.S. Florida during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914.