Silver Dolphin Valor

At last count, nearly 4,000 U.S. Navy enlisted submariners aboard 177 U.S. submarines received the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Army Silver Star, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Bronze Star, Letter of Commendation with Medal, Gold Life-Saving Medal, Purple Heart, Army Purple Heart, and/or the Prisoner-of-War Medal during World War II. There are 734 footnotes and a 42-page Index