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This category is a list of all recipients of the Honoris Crux (1952), Honoris Crux (1975), Honoris Crux Gold, Honoris Crux Silver and Honoris Crux Diamond on Wikipedia. This list is added to automatically, so some entries will be pages about the medal.
This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during World War II, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. World War II was a global military conflict , the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts.
The Honoris Crux (Cross of Honour) of 1975, post-nominal letters HC, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975. The decoration was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for bravery in dangerous circumstances.
This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Pages in category "Recipients of the Military Cross" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Honoris Crux may refer to one of five South African military decorations. A set of four classes of Honoris Crux decorations—the Honoris Crux Diamond, Honoris Crux Gold, Honoris Crux Silver and Honoris Crux of 1975—together replaced the discontinued Honoris Crux of 1952. [1] Honoris Crux (1952), in use from 1952 to 1975
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (M–S). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (T–Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009