Navy Cross
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The Navy Cross is the United States naval services' second-highest military decoration awarded for sailors and marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enem
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Chesty Puller
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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in W
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…Roy M. Davenport (USN): Submarine Commander of the USS Haddock. He remains the only sailor to earn five Navy Crosses. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (USMC): Marine infantry leader during World War II and the Korean War. He is the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Slade Cutter (USN): Submarine…
Puller in 1950
Puller (center left), Sergeant William "Ironman" Lee (center right), and two Nicaraguan soldiers in 1931
Lieutenant Colonel Puller on Guadalcanal in September 1942
Colonel Puller cutting the Marine Corps birthday cake on November 10, 1950.