Aviators who won the navy distinguished service medal?

Alan Shepard Richard Evelyn Byrd John S. McCain Richard E. Byrd James Stockdale William Halsey, Jr. Ernest King William J.

Fallon Arthur W. Radford Roy Geiger Patrick M. Walsh John Thach Robert F.

Willard Bruce W. Clingan James L. Holloway III Daniel V.

Gallery John H. Towers Timothy J. Keating Frank E.

Petersen William Raborn Robert Magnus George J. Dufek James O. Ellis Aubrey Fitch Forrest Sherman Thomas Hinman Moorer Jackson D.

Arnold Mark I. Fox John F. Goodman Stan Arthur Mark P.

Fitzgerald Thomas L. Sprague Keith B. McCutcheon George J.

Trautman, III John K. Davis Harry D. Felt DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Wesley L.

McDonald Gerald F. Bogan Ronald J. Hays Arthur L.

Bristol Barney M. Giles George C. Axtell Richard C.

Mangrum William O. Brice William D. Catto Godfrey Chevalier William G.

Thrash Jeremiah Denton William P. Lawrence Diego E. Hernandez James D.

Ramage John T. Hayward Keith J. Stalder Louis Robertshaw Donald S.

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Patrick M. Walsh Patrick M. Walsh Patrick M.

Walsh, the serviceman, educated at Tufts University and United States Naval Academy wikipedia John Thach John Thach John Smith "Jimmy" Thach (19 April 1905 - 15 April 1981), the World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral wikipedia Robert F. Willard Robert F. Willard Robert F.

Willard, the serviceman, educated at United States Naval Academy wikipedia Bruce W. Clingan Bruce W. Clingan Bruce Waid Clingan, the retired United States Navy admiral who last served as Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces, Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples from February 24, 2012 to July 22, 2014 wikipedia James L.

Holloway III James L. Holloway III James Lemuel Holloway III (born 1922), the retired U.S. Navy admiral and naval aviator who was highly decorated for his actions during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War wikipedia Daniel V. Gallery Daniel V.

Gallery Daniel Vincent Gallery (1901–1977), the distinguished officer in the United States Navy who saw extensive action during World War II. He fought in the Second Battle of the Atlantic, and his most notable achievement wikipedia John H. Towers John H.

Towers John Henry Towers (January 30, 1885 - April 30, 1955), the U.S. Navy admiral and pioneer Naval Aviator wikipedia Timothy J. Keating Timothy J. Keating Admiral Timothy J.

Keating, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and of the United States Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado wikipedia Frank E. Petersen Frank E. Petersen Frank E.

Petersen (USMC) (born March 2, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas), the retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General wikipedia William Raborn William Raborn Vice admiral William Francis Raborn, Jr., USN (Retired) (June 8, 1905 - March 6, 1990), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from April 28, 1965, until June 30, 1966 wikipedia Robert Magnus Robert Magnus General Robert Magnus (born April 28, 1947), the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and assumed his duties on September 8, 2005 wikipedia George J. Dufek George J. Dufek George John Dufek (10 February 1903, Rockford, Illinois - 10 February 1977, Bethesda, Maryland), the American naval officer, naval aviator, and Arctic expert wikipedia James O.

Ellis James O. Ellis Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. (born July 20, 1947 in Spartanburg, South Carolina), the retired 4-star admiral and former Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska wikipedia Aubrey Fitch Aubrey Fitch Aubrey Wray Fitch (11 June 1883 - 22 May 1978), the admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore from the 1920s onward wikipedia Forrest Sherman Forrest Sherman Forrest Percival Sherman (30 October 1896 - 22 July 1951), the admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt became Chief of Naval Operations in 1970 wikipedia Thomas Hinman Moorer Thomas Hinman Moorer Thomas Hinman Moorer (February 9, 1912 - February 5, 2004), the U.S. admiral who served as both Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wikipedia Jackson D. Arnold Jackson D. Arnold Admiral Jackson Dominick Arnold, the four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as Chief of Naval Material from 1970 to 1971 wikipedia Mark I.

Fox Mark I. Fox Mark Irby "MRT" Fox, the United States Navy Vice Admiral currently serving as the Deputy Commander of United States Central Command wikipedia John F. Goodman John F.

Goodman Lieutenant General John Floyd Goodman, the retired United States Marine Corps general wikipedia Stan Arthur Stan Arthur Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, USN, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992-95, culminating more than 38 years as an officer in the United States Navy wikipedia Mark P. Fitzgerald Mark P.

Fitzgerald Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, USN, the current Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples wikipedia Thomas L. Sprague Thomas L.

Sprague Thomas Lamison Sprague (October 2 1894 - September 17 1972), the American admiral who served during World War II as commander of the USS Intrepid and took part in the battles of Guam, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa wikipedia Keith B. McCutcheon Keith B. McCutcheon General Keith Barr McCutcheon (10 August 1915- 13 July 1971), the highly decorated Marine Corps aviator, seeing combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War wikipedia George J.

Trautman, III George J. Trautman, III Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III served as the Deputy Commandant for Aviation of the United States Marine Corps from 2007 to 2011 wikipedia John K.

Davis John K. Davis General John K. Davis (born March 14, 1927), the retired United States Marine Corps four-star general wikipedia Harry D.

Felt Harry D. Felt Admiral Harry Donald Felt (June 21, 1902 – February 25, 1992), the aviator in the U.S. Navy who led U.S. carrier strikes during World War II and later served as commander in chief of Pacific Command (CINCPAC) from 1958 to 1964 wikipedia DeWitt Clinton Ramsey DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (2 October 1888 - 7 September 1961), the U.S. Navy officer and pioneer Naval aviator who served as an aircraft-carrier commander during World War II, notably at the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway wikipedia Wesley L. McDonald Wesley L.

McDonald Wesley L. McDonald (born 1924), the retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral and naval aviator wikipedia Gerald F. Bogan Gerald F.

Bogan Gerald Francis Bogan (July 27, 1894 – June 3, 1973), the United States Navy Admiral wikipedia Ronald J. Hays Ronald J. Hays Ronald Jackson Hays, the retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1983 to 1985; and as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command from 1985 to 1988 wikipedia Arthur L.

Bristol Arthur L. Bristol Arthur L. Bristol (1886-1942), the American sailor wikipedia Barney M.

Giles Barney M. Giles Barney McKinney Giles, the American military officer who helped develop strategic bombing theory and practice wikipedia George C. Axtell George C.

Axtell Lieutenant General George C. Axtell (born 1920 near Pittsburgh), the retired United States Marine Corps general, a World War II ace, and Navy Cross recipient for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa wikipedia Richard C. Mangrum Richard C.

Mangrum Richard C. Mangrum, the United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1965 to 1967 wikipedia William O. Brice William O.

Brice General William Oscar Brice, USMC (10 December 1898 - 30 January 1972), a veteran of the Korean conflict, the World War II fight for the Solomon Islands and pre-war expeditionary duty in Haiti and China wikipedia William D. Catto William D. Catto William D.

Catto, the United States Marine Corps major general who is currently the Chief of Staff of the United States European Command wikipedia Godfrey Chevalier Godfrey Chevalier Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, USN, the pioneering naval aviator of the United States Navy of World War I and the early 1920s wikipedia William G. Thrash William G. Thrash Lieutenant General William G.

Thrash, the retired United States Marine Corps three-star general and highly decorated Naval Aviator wikipedia Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (born July 15 1924 in Mobile, Alabama), the retired U.S. Navy admiral and a former U.S. senator of the Republican party wikipedia William P. Lawrence Vice Admiral William Porter Lawrence (January 13, 1930 – December 2, 2005), the officer in the United States Navy wikipedia Diego E. Hernandez Vice Admiral Diego E.

Hernandez (born c.1930 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), the retired United States Navy officer wikipedia James D. Ramage James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage, the naval aviator in World War II and a major factor in putting nuclear-capable aircraft aboard aircraft carriers wikipedia John T.

Hayward Vice Admiral John T. "Chick" Hayward, the decorated World War II naval aviator, nuclear physicist, weapons expert, and one of the Navy's first jet pilots wikipedia Keith J. Stalder Lieutenant General Keith J.

Stalder, the retired United States Marine Corps general, who last commanded the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific from August 22, 2008 to September 2, 2010 wikipedia Louis Robertshaw Louis Bentham Robertshaw, the American football player and lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps wikipedia Donald S. Jones Vice Admiral Don S. Jones (1928-2004), the United States Navy admiral wikipedia.

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