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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Commander (MC) Bartholomew W. Hogan, United States Navy, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as Senior Medical Officer of the U.S.S. WASP (CV-7) when that vessel was torpedoed by Japanese forces on 15 September 1942. Commander Hogan immediately took active charge of caring for the many painfully injured aboard a United States destroyer which had rescued him from the flaming oil-covered sea and continued his supervision of medical attention to the more seriously wounded until the early hours of the following morning, all in spite of serious burns on both hands and several fractured ribs.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander (MC)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Wasp (CV-7)

    Action Date:

    September 15, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 319 (October 1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander (MC) Bartholomew W. Hogan, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Senior Medical Officer of the U.S.S. WASP (CV-7) when that vessel was torpedoed by Japanese forces on 15 September 1942. Commander Hogan, despite his own serious wounds, worked tirelessly caring for the injured until forced to abandon ship. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.

  • Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral (MC)

    Action Date:

    February 1955 – February 1961
    All Hands (May 1961)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral (MC) Bartholomew W. Hogan, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Surgeon General of the Navy, from February 1955 to February 1961. Rear Admiral Hogan established new objectives in all branches of Navy medical practice, patient care and internship and residency training. He initiated significant changes which doubled the size and scope of the Navy’s Internship and Residency Training Programs and raised standards of training. The increased residency training opportunities, as well as improvements in morale, have resulted in a reduction of approximately 50 per cent in the annual turnover of Navy doctors. Under his skillful direction, the scope of medical research has been broadened in all area.