Appendix 3 Decorations Won by PT Sailors
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Congressional Medal of Honor: 2.
Navy Cross: 19, plus two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Distinguished Service Medal: 1.
Distinguished Service Cross, Army, with Oak Leaf Cluster: 1.
Distinguished Service Cross, Army: 2.
Distinguished Service Medal, Army: 1.
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster: 30.
Silver Star: 342.
Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer: 1.
Legion of Merit with Gold Star: 2.
Legion of Merit: 29.
Navy and Marine Corps: 57 (including one awarded to John F. Kennedy).
Bronze Star with Gold Star: 4.
Bronze Star: 383.
Commendation Ribbon with Gold Star: 3.
Commendation Ribbon: 120.
Distinguished Conduct Star, Philippines Government: 4.
Distinguished Service Cross, British: 6.
Distinguished Service Medal, British: 2.
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Camouflage paint and nets protect PT boats from detection by Japanese air patrols. (New Guinea, 1943)
High-speed, lightweight “Mosquitoes” on patrol at Midway (1943)
The old and the new: Filipino outriggers and PT boats combine forces for a sea rescue operation. (1944)
PT boats not only spot and attack Japanese craft, but also pick up survivors. (Battle of Surigao Strait, 1944)
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