Navy Cross

noun

1. a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.

Example Sentences

He was awarded the Navy Cross for combat heroism in 2006 and retired as a Petty Officer 1st Class in 2007.

From The Daily Beast

Both of them had gone home to a Navy Cross, and they deserved it and more.

From The Daily Beast

[…]  I remember wishing she knew I had won a Navy Cross and was trying to reach the poetry section.

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