5th MARINE DIVISION
AWARDS & DECORATIONS
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal is awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress to U.S. military personnel only. There are three versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force. Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version.
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Corporal Charles J. Berry
Private First Class William R. Caddy Captain Robert H. Dunlap Sergeant William G. Harrell Platoon Sergeant Joseph R. Julian Private First Class James D. LaBelle Private First Class Jaclyn H. Lucas 1st Lieutenant Jack Lummus 1st Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Private George Phillips Private First Class Donald Ruhl Private Franklin Sigler Corporal Tony Stein Gunnery Sergeant William Walsh ATTACHED NAVY PERSONNEL Pharmacist's Mate Second Class George Edward Wahlen Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Jack Williams Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis * Names in italics indicate posthumous awards. |
Navy Cross
The Navy Cross is the second-highest military decoration for valor that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, or U.S. Coast Guard (when operating under the Department of the Navy) for extraordinary heroism in combat. The Navy Cross is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force's Air Force Cross and the Coast Guard's Coast Guard Cross.
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Corporal Rondo G. Abel
Private First Class Daniel S. Albaugh Sergeant Walter H. Allen Private First Class Martin L. Anderberg Major John W. Antonelli Private First Class John B. Babich Corporal Barnie O. Baggett Corporal Raymond W. Bahring Platoon Sergeant Paul Balducci Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Private Calvin J. Bleau Corporal Louis H. Boone, Jr. Captain James C. Brennan Lieutenant Colonel John A. Butler Private First Class D. A. Carson Private First Class Andrew J. Carter, Jr. Captain Donald H. Castle Private First Class Edward J. Coleman 1st Lieutenant Angelo M. Cona Corporal Cleo S. Danford, Jr. Corporal James H. Dixon Private First Class James C. Donnelly Captain Rae E. Duncan Private Wesley Eagle Corporal Charles R. Edgar Private First Class Theodore O. Erickson Lieutenant Colonel Richard Fagan Sergeant Hubert J. Faltyn 2nd Lieutenant Byron E. Fisher Corporal John G. Folsom Assistant Cook Walter J. Fufidio Sergeant Nolan M. Garrett 2nd Lieutenant Martin L. Gelshenen Private First Class William A. Goff Captain Philip R. Gray First Sergeant Harold E. Harper Private First Class Henry A. Harrison, Jr. Brigadier General Leo D. Hermle Corporal Nicolas Hernandez Sergeant Raymond G. Hoffman 1st Lieutenant Thomas D. Hopkins, Jr. Sergeant Donald L. Hull Captain Charles J. Husey Private First Class Paul L. Idoux Corporal Ivan B. Iversen Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson Private Harold B. Jones |
2nd Lieutenant George C. Jovanovich
1st Lieutenant Jesse P. Julian 1st Lieutenant Frederick A. Kellogg Private First Class C. J. Kelton Private First Class Louis Komnenick Sergeant Claude E. Lauderdale Colonel Harry B. Liversedge Private First Class William S. McCarver Captain James S. McDermott 1st Lieutenant James J. McPoland 1st Lieutenant Thomas G. Mahoney Sergeant John B. Makstutis Private First Class Thomas J. Mayers Private Max E. Melville Captain Edward C. Nelson, Jr. Private Frank L. Palmer 2nd Lieutenant Edward S. Pennell Sergeant Harold G. Pierce Sergeant James J. Powers Sergeant Martin J. Queeney Major Amedeo Rae 2nd Lieutenant Obert C. Richardson Lieutenant Colonel Donn J. Robertson Private First Class Raymond D. Rogers Corporal James S. Ryan Captain Charles S. Sands Sergeant Merritt M. Savage 1st Lieutenant Cedric J. Scheibleman Private First Class Donald E. Schmille Corporal Conrad F. Shaker Private Charles R. Shootman Sergeant George H. Smallwood Major Tolson A. Smoak Private First Class Alfred J. St. Laurent Private Oral L. Tankersly Platoon Sergeant Clifton E. Taylor Platoon Sergeant Ernest I. Thomas, Jr. Sergeant Thorborn M. Thostenson Corporal Harry Towne Platoon Sergeant William T. Unger 1st Lieutenant William H. Van Beest Platoon Sergeant William H. Van Dyke Private Salvador Vargas 2nd Lieutenant Clair H. Voss 1st Lieutenant John K. Wells Private First Class Jasper Willis |
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