How to Use Navy Cross in a Sentence
Navy Cross
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Both men were awarded the Navy Cross.
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Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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He was awarded the Navy Cross for these deeds.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Williams was awarded the Navy Cross three years ago.
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Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Navy Cross is second only to the Medal of Honor.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ripley was previously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions that day.
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Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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There were 51 Navy Cross recipients.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
6 Dec. 2025
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He was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and was involved in the first flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
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Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
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He was awarded the Navy Cross — the Navy’s second-highest military honor — in 2023.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Gallagher, who earned the Navy Cross during the Vietnam War for heroically shielding his fellow Marines from a live grenade.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Patrick Gallagher, who earned the Navy Cross during the Vietnam War for heroically shielding his fellow Marines from a live grenade.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Williams, an Escondido resident, also received the Navy Cross in 2023.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The ship is named after Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross for her leadership in World War I.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Dec. 2025
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Three years ago, Williams was awarded the Navy Cross, the highest combat award that can be given to a service member of either the Navy or Marine Corps for valor in combat.
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James Laporta,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro awarded Williams the Navy Cross in San Diego.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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McCloskey, who rose to the rank of colonel, was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, the Silver Star for bravery in combat and two Purple Hearts.
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Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 May 2024
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Cunningham joined the Navy in 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, and began a flying career that landed him the coveted Navy Cross and a pair of Silver Stars for extraordinary bravery.
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Jeff McDonald,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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