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21-573: (Redirected from D-19 ) D19 may refer to: Ships [ edit ] Brazilian destroyer escort  Bauru  (D19) , a Cannon -class destroyer escort of the Brazilian Navy HMS ; Glamorgan  (D19) , a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS ; Malcolm  (D19) , a Admiralty type destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS  Queen  (D19) ,

42-565: A Ruler -class escort carrier of the Royal Navy HMS  Queenborough  (D19) , a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Navy Other uses [ edit ] D-19 (Michigan county highway) D-19 launch system for Soviet and later Russian R-39 missiles Allis-Chalmers D19 , an American tractor Dewoitine D.19 , a French fighter aircraft GSR Class D19 , an Irish steam locomotive LNER Class D19 , an English steam locomotive class [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

63-653: A convoy escort run to the Panama Canal Zone . She reached Coco Solo on 26 December, thence sailed the 31st for duty out of Key West , Florida. Arriving there on 3 January 1944, she for the next several weeks with the Fleet Sound School and trained sailors in anti-submarine warfare techniques. Assigned to Escort Division 24, McAnn sailed for the Caribbean on 29 February. Steaming via Trinidad , she joined Convoy TJ-25 on 5 March and screened

84-474: A numerically superior Japanese force in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands . During the air battle, he took valuable photographs from an exposed position on the forward port .50 caliber gun mount . In addition he rendered assistance to the gun crew and displayed outstanding courage without regard for his own safety. While relieving one of the gunners, he was struck by an exploding bomb fragment and fatally wounded. He

105-586: Is bestowed by the Secretary of the Navy and may also be awarded to members of the other armed services, and to foreign military personnel while serving with the U.S. Naval Service. The Navy Cross was established by Act of Congress ( Public Law 65-253 ) and approved on February 4, 1919. The Navy Cross was instituted in part due to the entrance of the United States into World War I . Many European nations had

126-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages USS McAnn USS McAnn (DE-179) is a retired Cannon -class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II . She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . She was transferred to

147-693: The Brazilian Navy in 1944 and renamed as Bauru . She is now a museum ship preserved at the Brazilian Navy Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro . Donald Roy McAnn was born on 23 June 1911 in Rochester, New York . He enlisted in the United States Navy on 16 August 1932. During the early months of World War II he served on USS  Enterprise as a gunner's mate first class. On 26 October 1942 U.S. carrier task forces fought

168-739: The Medal of Honor and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal . On 7 August 1942, Congress revised the order of precedence, placing the Navy Cross above the Distinguished Service Medal in precedence. Since that time, the Navy Cross has been worn after the Medal of Honor and before all other awards. Additional awards of the Navy Cross are denoted by gold or silver 5 ⁄ 16 inch stars affixed to

189-435: The Medal of Honor . The action must take place under one of three circumstances: The act(s) to be commended must be performed in the presence of great danger, or at great personal risk, and must be performed in such a manner as to render the individual's action(s) highly conspicuous among others of equal grade, rate, experience, or position of responsibility. An accumulation of minor acts of heroism does not justify an award of

210-546: The Caribbean and Brazil . She completed this duty on 12 July and four days later departed Recife as screen for Memphis  (CL-13) . She cruised the South Atlantic in search of German submarines until returning to Recife on 30 July. McAnn underwent an upkeep and then steamed to Natal, Brazil , arriving on 10 August 1944. She decommissioned there on 15 August and was transferred, under lend lease , to Brazil on

231-412: The Navy Cross. As originally authorized, the Navy Cross could be awarded for distinguished non-combat acts, but legislation of 7 August 1942 limited the award to acts of combat heroism. Past Navy Cross awards for merit, such as to 9th Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Admiral Ernest King , were unaffected by the change in criteria. The Navy Cross originally was the Navy's third-highest decoration, after

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252-498: The custom of decorating heroes from other nations, but the Medal of Honor was the sole U.S. award for valor at the time. The Army instituted the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal in 1918, while the Navy followed suit in 1919, retroactive to 6 April 1917. Originally, the Navy Cross was lower in precedence than the Medal of Honor and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , because it

273-464: The end. There are four laurel leaves with berries in each of the re-entrant arms of the cross. In the center of the cross, a sailing vessel is depicted on waves, sailing to the viewer's left. The vessel is a symbolic caravel of the type used between 1480 and 1500. Fraser selected the caravel because it was a symbol often used by the Naval Academy and because it represented both naval service and

294-539: The name of the recipient held in secret. One of those secret awardings was due to Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tate Jolly's actions during the 2012 Benghazi attack . The Navy Cross may be awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces while serving with the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard (when a part of the Department of the Navy) who distinguishes themselves in action by extraordinary heroism not justifying an award of

315-489: The same date. She was commissioned in the Brazilian Navy on 16 August as Bauru . She served on loan with Brazilian Navy until 30 June 1953 when she was retransferred to Brazil, permanently, under the Mutual Defense Assistance Pact . 22°54′01″S 43°10′27″W  /  22.90031°S 43.17403°W  / -22.90031; -43.17403 Navy Cross (United States) The Navy Cross

336-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D19&oldid=1132529078 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

357-459: The ships through stormy seas en route to Recife, Brazil . On the 15th she rescued the entire crew of 10 men from a B-17 Flying Fortress which had splashed off the Brazilian coast the day before. McAnn arrived Recife on 16 March. Between 2 and 12 April McAnn cruised to Trinidad in the screen of Convoy JT-27, and during the next three months she completed three additional escort runs between

378-418: The suspension and service ribbon of the medal. A gold star would be issued for each of the second through fifth awards, to be replaced by a silver star which would indicate a sixth award. To date no one has received more than five awards. Obverse: The medal is a modified cross pattée one and a half inches wide. The ends of its arms are rounded whereas a conventional cross patée has arms that are straight on

399-458: The tradition of the sea. The laurel leaves with berries refer to achievement. Reverse: In the center of the medal, a bronze cross pattée, one and a half inches wide, are crossed anchors from the pre-1850 period, with cables attached. The letters USN are evident amid the anchors. The earliest version of the Navy Cross (1919–1928) featured a more narrow strip of white, while the so-called "Black Widow" medals awarded from 1941 to 1942 were notable for

420-441: Was awarded for both combat heroism and for "other distinguished service." Congress revised this on 7 August 1942, making the Navy Cross a combat-only decoration that follows the Medal of Honor in order of precedence. Since the medal was established, it has been awarded more than 6,300 times. It was designed by James Earle Fraser . Since the 11 September 2001 attacks the Navy Cross has been awarded 47 times, with two of them having

441-547: Was buried at sea. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross . The ship was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey , on 17 May 1943; launched on 5 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel Marie McAnn; and commissioned at New York on 11 October 1943. After shakedown off Bermuda , McAnn operated along the east coast from Newport, Rhode Island , to Charleston, South Carolina , until 19 December 1943 when she departed Norfolk, Virginia , on

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