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Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (NCM) — Victoria Cross

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Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ribbon

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

NCM

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Catalog pts

15

Precedence

#6

Tier

3

Heroes with this Medal (20)

John Henry Balch

John Henry Balch

Commander

Edward Byers

Edward Byers

Command master chief petty officer

John Ripley

John Ripley

Sergeant

Lawson P. Ramage

Lawson P. Ramage

Vice Admiral

James E. Livingston

James E. Livingston

Major General

Joel Thompson Boone

Joel Thompson Boone

Vice admiral

Reginald R. Myers

Reginald R. Myers

Colonel

Wesley L. Fox

Colonel

James E. Williams

James E. Williams

Honorary chief boatswain's mate

John L. Canley

Sergeant major

Harold E. Wilson

Harold E. Wilson

Chief warrant officer

Paul Frederick Foster

Paul Frederick Foster

Vice admiral

Harvey C. Barnum Jr.

Harvey C. Barnum Jr.

Colonel

Stanley R. Christianson

Stanley R. Christianson

Corporal (posthumous)

Samuel G. Fuqua

Samuel G. Fuqua

Rear Admiral

Christopher Celiz

Christopher Celiz

Sergeant first class

Woodrow W. Keeble

Woodrow W. Keeble

Master Sergeant

Alexander Gordon Lyle

Alexander Gordon Lyle

Vice Admiral

James L. Day

James L. Day

Major general

David M. Shoup

General

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