Heroes of the United States Navy Medical & Hospital Corps (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540691101)

This book is a collection of the names and in most cases, citations for awards of the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Army Distinguished Service Cross, and Silver Stars to Navy Medical/Dental Officers, Hospital Corpsmen and Pharmacist's Mates in all wars in U.S. History. There are 1,547 awards to 1,303 different recipients. With the exception of World War II Silver Stars, nearly all full-text citations are included, and in the case of the missing WWII citations there is a synopsis identifying the recipients unit/date of action. This is the most complete collection of Navy Medicine Valor Award recipients ever published. It also includes 31 awards to 21 different Navy Chaplains.

Author: C. Douglas Sterner
ISBN-10: 1540691101
ISBN-13: 9781540691101
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2016
Pages: 550
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.77lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.11d