A decoration bestowed by the US Navy upon individuals who have shown exceptional heroism, especially in enemy combat.
Example sentencesExamples
The photograph above shows him after receiving the Navy Cross from the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Yesterday Navy Secretary, Gordon England, presented the Navy Cross to the 22-year-old.
All in the line of duty, mind you, but no one even mentioned rewarding me with a Navy Cross or other decoration.
To justify the citation, the unit must have clearly rendered itself conspicuous by action of a character comparable to that which would merit the award of a Navy Cross to an individual.
Definition of Navy Cross in US English:
Navy Cross
noun
A decoration bestowed by the US Navy upon individuals who have shown exceptional heroism, especially in enemy combat.
Example sentencesExamples
Yesterday Navy Secretary, Gordon England, presented the Navy Cross to the 22-year-old.
The photograph above shows him after receiving the Navy Cross from the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
All in the line of duty, mind you, but no one even mentioned rewarding me with a Navy Cross or other decoration.
To justify the citation, the unit must have clearly rendered itself conspicuous by action of a character comparable to that which would merit the award of a Navy Cross to an individual.