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The Cuban Order of Naval Merit (First Class) was a medal of special merit. The Cuban Order of Naval Merit was a state order of chivalry or merit. Its medals, awarded by the Cuban government from the 1920s through the 1950s, were made by the Cuban firm Dator Plus Altra and were made of sterling silver and enamel.
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The Cuban Order of Naval Merit (First Class) was a medal of special merit. The Cuban Order of Naval Merit was a state order of chivalry or merit. Its medals, awarded by the Cuban government from the 1920s through the 1950s, were made by the Cuban firm Dator Plus Altra and were made of sterling silver and enamel./ref>
Notable U.S. Recipients
*Hayne D. Boyden
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, Brigadier general ( USMC)
*William Halsey, Jr.
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the other ...
, Fleet Admiral (United States)
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*Thomas Holcomb
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, General & Commandant ( USMC)
*James L. Kauffman
James Laurence Kauffman (18 April 188721 October 1963) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commanding officer of destroyer during World War I and received the Navy ...
, Vice Admiral (USN
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)
* Ernest King, Fleet Admiral (USN
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)
*Richard R. McNulty
Richard Robert McNulty was a former United States Navy rear admiral and a former United States Maritime Service vice admiral,Clark G. Reynolds, ''Famous American Admirals'', © 2002, Naval Institute Press, 1st Naval Edition, , p. 216 was born in G ...
, Rear Admiral
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(USN)
*Pedro del Valle
Pedro Augusto del Valle (August 28, 1893 – April 28, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general. His military career included service ...
Lieutenant General ( USMC)
See also
*Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba The orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba are orders and medals awarded for exemplary service to the nation of Cuba. The current decoration system has 2 honorary titles, 22 orders, 49 medals, and 35 distinctions.
Honorary titles
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References
{{reflist Naval Merit 1920s establishments in Cuba 1950s disestablishments in Cuba