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Definition of Navy cross
1. Noun. A United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Navy Cross
Literary usage of Navy cross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Navy Book of Distinguished Service: An Official Compendium of the Names edited by Harry R. Stringer (1921)
"... navy cross BY direction of the President, and with the approval of Congress,
the navy cross was awarded to the following officers, enlisted men and ..."
2. Vermont: The Green Mountain State by Walter Hill Crockett (1921)
"Commander Lucien F. Kimball, USN—navy cross. ... navy cross. "For distinguished
service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the USS Ammen ..."
3. Yearbook of American Churches: 1st -40th Issue; 1915-1972 by Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America (1922)
"Awarded navy cross; Croix- de Guerre (palm); Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
... WILLIAM AUGUSTUS MAGUIRE, Lieutenant (jg), Catholic. Awarded navy cross. ..."
4. Black Americans in Defense of Our Nation: Female Participation & Involvement by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"That sailor was subsequently awarded the navy cross for his acts of valor. ...
also received the navy cross for their acts of valor in this war. ..."
5. The Honor Roll of the Society: Services of Members of the Society During the by General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.) (1922)
"Decorated with the navy cross, French Legion of Honor, and made Commander of
Portuguese order of Ariz and Order of Christ, with the US navy cross "for ..."
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