Navy Cross the anchors. The service ribbon is navy blue with a center stripe of white identical to the suspension ribbon of the medal. The blue alludes to naval service; the white represents the purity of selflessness. The Secretary of the Navy has only occasional opportunities to confirm that the Navy Cross has been awarded to a non-U.S. recipient. Slightly more than 100 such honors have been extended to men who were not citizens of the United States. Navy Cross The Navy Cross is the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. The Navy Cross is awarded primarily to
Naval Good Shooting Medal until the competition was discontinued upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Holders of the medal who qualified for a subsequent award, were awarded a clasp to be worn on the ribbon of the original medal. In the order of wear prescribed by the British Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, the Naval Good Shooting Medal takes precedence after the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal and before the Militia Long Service Medal. The medal was struck in silver and is a disk, in diameter, with a raised rim on each side and suspended from a