#navycross

[elliscraddock]

Here's my #8thRocksShuffle #8thRocks dance video w/whirlwind sound effects/high tone version of #Soulcalibur4 #EntwinedDestiny theme song on YouTube to pay tribute to the 1st black recipient of the #NavyCross and a nominee for the #MedalofHonor, #DorisMiller #DorieMiller #DorisDorieMiller. Thanks for your help, sir. Also click the like, share, subscribe, & hit a notification button on my YouTube channel. #UnitedStatesNavy #USNavy 🫡🇺🇸😊

Here's a link of my dance video on YouTube:

[paincorpsrarefinds]

New Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Black Magic From AD w/Warranty

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[robertsmichaeltd]

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a #NavyCross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two #Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two #NavyCommendation Medals with Combat V. In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in #Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him. #patriotism #military #heroism #thingreenline #vietnamwar #armyhero #militaryveteran #usa #usamilitary #donttreadonme #threepercent #militaryveterans #MedalofHonor #soldier (at Navy Base Seaplane) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBa7zmlJtfD/?igshid=pzjfjt18or33

[usmccarter]

Posted @withregram • @vetslivesmatter Do yourselves a favor. Read up on Jordan's story. Happy Birthday, Marine. God bless you and your family. #lcplhaerter #lcpljordanhaerter #lcpljordanchaerter #navycross #Marine #MarineCorps https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQ7l98pPu8/?igshid=1ocq3xfelvw5t

[iloveahangar]

This design is based on the USN F-4J flown by Lt Matt J. Connelly and Lt Tom J. Blonski of the VF-96 Fighting Falcons, who on May 10th, 1972, shot down two MiG-17s in an action that they were awarded the Navy Cross for. . CITATION: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Matthew Joseph Connelly, III (NSN: 0-703508), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism on May 10 1972 as Pilot of a jet aircraft in Fighter Squadron NINETY-SIX (VF-96), embarked in U.S.S. CONSTELLATION (CVA-64), during a major air-wing strike against an enemy rail yard in North Vietnam. As the flight leader of a section of aircraft on target combat air patrol, Lieutenant Connelly sighted a formation of approximately sixteen enemy fighter aircraft threatening the retiring strike force. Despite the overwhelming enemy odds, he engaged the numerically superior aircraft, pressing home hard-fought attacks which resulted in the destruction of two enemy planes and the dispersion of the remaining aircraft out of range of the strike force. Lieutenant Connelly's superb airmanship, courage and dedication reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service. 🛩www.iloveahangar.com .🤙😎 . #instagramaviation #aviationgeek #warbirds #aviation_lovers #aircraftlovers #militarypilot #militaryaviation #aircraftlovers #testpilot #usaaf #iloveflying #fightingfalcons #navalaviation #navalaviator #navypilot #navycross #chucktaylors #airshow #airshows https://www.instagram.com/p/CClbqy8BS5k/?igshid=1jxz9ni2942m3

[broomclosetbrew]

It's Rye Day, Friday. Sipping on this really nice Rye Humor from Pinhook paired with a Kristoff Kristania Maduro. Boy do they go well together. Since today is the anniversary of one of my favorite Coast Guard stories I'm going to raise a glass to Captain Quentin Walsh and his combat team. On this day, June 26/ 27, 1944, then Commander Walsh and 16 men of his naval reconnaissance party, armed with bazookas, grenades, rifles, and submachine guns fought their way into the western part of Cherbourg, France, blowing open bunker doors and overcoming sniper fire. Walsh captured about 400 German at the city's arsenal in house to house fighting. He then went on to force the surrender of the garrison at Fort Du Homet. He and another officer entered the fort under a flag of truce and bluffed the garrison into believing they were outnumbered capturing another 350 Germans and freeing 52 captured American paratroopers. In all his 53 man unit is credited with the capture of more than 750 German soldiers and the opening of the Port of Cherbourg for the Allied Armies. For his actions he was awarded the Navy Cross. "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it." ~ Thucydides #uscg #uscoastguard #navycross #worldwarII #history #cigar #cigarlifstyle #cigarstagram #kristoffcigars #cigarphoto #cigarafficianado #cigarsandwhiskey #tapthatash #whiskey #ryewhiskey #whiskeyandhistory #whiskeylover #whiskeyphoto #whiskeyafficionado #pinhookrye #whiskeylife #quote #quotestagram #firelight #firepit (at Coastal San Pedro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB7LyejMfCb/?igshid=17q1urxz8rg8j

[sgtscholar]

Happy birthday, Chesty Puller--a baddass who received five Navy Crosses. Check out the link for more. Semper Fi [Sgt Scholar Actual] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.military.com/marine-corps/5-reasons-why-chesty-puller-marine-corps-legend.html/amp #usmc #chestypuller #navycross #CombatVeteran #marine #marines #marinecorps #SemperFi #badass #WW2 #koreanwar # https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6BTHmjzVA/?igshid=bcvcp58ab3t4

[historyinfullcolor]

Doris “Dorie” Miller, 1st African-American to receive Navy Cross

“… when the Japanese bombers attacked my ship at Pearl Harbor I forgot all about the fact that I and other Negroes can be only messmen in the Navy and are not taught how to man an antiaircraft gun.” - Doris “Dorie” Miller, 1st African-American to receive Navy Cross

On December 7, 1942, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.  On board the USS West Virginia, moored at battleship row, was Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.  Miller was below decks working on the laundry when the first torpedo struck.  

On the signals deck, the ship’s commanding officer, Capt. Mervyn Sharp Bennion, lay mortally wounded, refusing to leave the deck.  Miller, the ship’s heavy weight boxing champion was tasked with moving Bennion to a sheltered spot aft of the conning tower.  

The ship was listing.  It had been hit by two bombs and six torpedoes.  The port guns went silent, but the starboard guns still were operational. Miller was ordered to feed ammo into a pair of .50-caliber Browning machine guns.  As Lt. J.G. Frederic H. White fired one gun at the Japanese, Miller took control of the other gun.  

“It wasn’t hard. “I just pulled the trigger and she worked fine,” recalled Miller.

White later reported that Miller “didn’t know very much about the machine gun, but I told him what to do and he went ahead and did it. He had a good eye.”

Lt. Cmdr. Johnson recalled Miller “blazing away as though he had fired one all his life.”

Out of ammunition Miller made his way down to the boat deck, helping pull sailors from the burning water, saving lives.  The order was given to abandon ship.  Miller would be one of the last three men to leave the West Virginia.  

Later, Miller told his brother that, “with those bullets spattering all around me, it was by the grace of God that I never got a scratch.”

The after-action reports of the heroism “equal to any in the U.S. naval history” included the actions of a unknown black sailor.  How to honor the heroic actions of the unnamed African-American was debated.  

Miller, as a symbol, became a catalyst for desegregation and equal opportunity.  An all-black section of the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill.  was created to provide equal opportunities for black recruits.   On May 27, Adm, Chester W. Nimitz presented Miller with the Navy Cross.  As part of a public campaign, Miller was assigned to promote war bond sales for two months.  The son of a Texas sharecropper, Miller would address the first class of black sailors to graduate Camp Robert Smalls.

As opportunities for African Americans grew in the military.  Miller was reassigned to the USS Liscome Bay as a mess attendant and was promoted to cook, third class.  His new ship was a CVE, assigned to support the Invasion of Makin.  

On November 24, 1943, the Liscome’s lookout shouted, “Christ, here comes a torpedo!”  The ship’s bombs, bunker oil, aviation fuel and cannon shells exploded.   The ship sank within 23 minutes.  Miller was listed as “presumed dead”.  His body never recovered.

[dscola]

Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a Messmen Third Class. the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross. Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, he was killed in action when USS Liscome Baywas sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin. #blackhistory #blackhidstory #blackhistoryisworldhistory #pearlharbor #doriemiller #greatblackmen #americanhero #treasureourown #blackhistoryeveryday #neverforget #navycross https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ydT6znH3N/?igshid=w9iq7n6ru8i2

[factoverfeelings-blog]

@Regranned from @marines - 101 years ago today, a Marine Corps legend was born. #USMarines #MarineCorps #USMC #USMarines #Legend #Manila #MedalofHonor #NavyCross #Yut #Kill #GiveEmOne. - #regrann

[alexindiagroup-blog]

Cigar Night! Here's to all our Great War (WW I) veterans, of which have all said farewell some time ago. I knew many of them and had the pleasure of sharing their company before they died. The medals are all World War One. The cigar box is from 1917. My Uncle Ferg was gassed in the last battle of the war and it destroyed his lungs. He finally was killed in 1933 when he was burned to death. #worldwarone #worldwar1 #ww1 #greatwar #thegreatwar #americandoughboy #doughboy #cigar #cigars #smoke #medals #navycross #distinguishedservicecross #purpleheart #croixdeguerre #legionofmerit #worldwaronemedals #alexindia #alexindiapalace #parris (at Fort Worth, Texas)

[jenashpee-blog]

Doris "Dorie" Miller was born on October 12, 1919 and died on November 24, 1943. He was a Messman Third Class that the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the U.S. Navy at the time, after the Medal of Honor and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Cross now precedes the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Miller's acts were heavily publicized in the black press, making him an iconic emblem of the war for black Americans. Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, he was killed in action when USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #black #africanamericanhistory #africanamerican #usa #navy #us #dorismiller #doriemiller #messman #worldwar2 #navycross #hawaii #pearlharbor #hero

[warmaster-uk]

Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller wearing his just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. Doris Miller (12 Oct 1919 – 24 Nov 1943) was a United States Navy cook third class who was first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valour presented by the US Navy, and the second highest in the United States after the Medal of Honor. Miller served aboard the battleship West Virginia, which was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. During the attack, he helped several sailors who were wounded, and while manning an anti-aircraft machine gun for which he had no training, he shot down several Japanese planes. Miller's actions earned him the Navy Cross, and the resulting publicity for Miller in the Black press made him an iconic emblem of the fight for civil rights for Black Americans. In November 1943, Miller was killed while serving aboard the escort carrier Liscome Bay when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin in the Gilbert Islands. Original photo National Archives collection #secondworldwar #ww2 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #war #history #militaryhistory #military #colourised #colorized #colourisedhistory #colorizedhistory #color #colour #colorizedhistoricalphotos #colorization #colourisation #retro #classic #goldenoldies #colorizedphoto #colourisedphoto #pearlharbour #navycross #usnavy #civilrights #bravery https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_13_AqjQC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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U.S. Navy Posthumously Awards Navy Cross to WWII Chaplain

#USNavy posthumously awards #NavyCross to #WWII Chaplain.

The U.S. Department of the Navy (DoN) posthumously awarded the Navy Cross to a revered World War II Chaplain during a ceremony on Jan. 8 in his native city of Waterbury, Connecticut, 75 years after the end of the war in the Pacific. Lt. Thomas M. Conway, a Catholic priest, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps’ second-highest military decoration for valor for extraordinary heroism from July 30 to…

[dscola]

Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a Messmen Third Class. the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross. Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, he was killed in action when USS Liscome Baywas sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin. #blackhistory #blackhidstory #blackhistoryisworldhistory #pearlharbor #doriemiller #greatblackmen #americanhero #treasureourown #blackhistoryeveryday #neverforget #navycross https://www.instagram.com/p/BcZzDYmADuG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e16oq3lrvy8c