Global InformationList of Navy Cross recipients for the Korean War information
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This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Korean War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.
The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes, created at the end of World War II by the division of Korea into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one), with each Korean regime trying to topple the other through political and guerrilla tactics. In a very narrow sense, some may refer to it as a civil war, though many other factors were at play.[1] After failing to strengthen their cause in the free elections held in South Korea during May 1950[2] and the refusal of South Korea to hold new elections per North Korean demands, the communist North Korean Army moved south on June 25, 1950 to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948. The conflict was then expanded by the United States and the Soviet Union's involvement as part of the larger Cold War. The main hostilities were during the period from June 25, 1950 until an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
As of June 2022[update], this list is incomplete, showing 270 Navy Crosses awarded in all service branches for actions of valor during the Korean War: 43 to US Navy recipients; 224 to US Marine Corps recipients; and one US Army recipient. By partial comparison, as of June 2022[update], the U.S. Department of Defense shows 49 awarded to Navy recipients[3] and 248 to Marines Corps recipients,[4] for acts of valor during the Korean War.
- ^ Richard W. Stewart (ed.). "Ch. 8 :The Korean War, 1950–1953". American Military History, Volume 2(revised 2005). CMH Pub 30-22. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
- ^ Hermes, Jr., Walter (1966). Truce Tent and Fighting Front. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 2,6,9. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "U.S. Marine Corps Navy Cross Recipients, Korean War, 1950-1953" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2022-06-24.