U.S. Navy Ships Named for Individual Sailors to Commemorate their Actions During the Attack

Ship Name	Person Named For	Command at Pearl Harbor	Award	Post- humous
USS Bennion (DD-662)	CAPT Mervyn S. Bennion, USN	USS West Virginia	Medal of Honor	*
USS Cassin Young  (DD-793)	CAPT Cassin Young, USN	USS Vestal	Medal of Honor
USS John Finn (DDG-113)	Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John W. Finn, USN	Not applicable	Medal of Honor
USS Flaherty (DE-135)	Ensign Francis C. Flaherty, USNR	USS Oklahoma	Medal of Honor	*
USS Frederick C. Davis, (DE-136)	Ensign Frederick C. Davis, USNR	USS Nevada	Navy Cross
USS Herbert C. Jones, (DE-137)	Ensign Herbert C. Jones, USNR	USS California	Medal of Honor	*
USS Hill (DE-141)	Chief Boatswain Edwin J. Hill, USN	USS Nevada	Medal of Honor	*
USS Kidd (DD-661)	RADM Isaac C. Kidd, USN	Commander, Battleship Div. ONE on USS Arizona	Medal of Honor	*
USS Miller (FF-1091)	Ship's Cook 3rd C Doris Miller, USN	USS West Virginia	Navy Cross
USS Pharris (FF-1094)	LT Jackson C. Pharris, USN	USS California	Medal of Honor
USS Reeves (DE-156)	Chief Radioman Thomas J. Reeves, USN	USS California	Medal of Honor	*
USS Reeves (DLG-24)	Vice Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves	Not Applicable
USS Ross (DDG-71)	LCDR Donald K. Ross, USN	USS Nevada	Medal of Honor
USS Scott (DE-214)	Machinist's Mate 1st C Robert R. Scott, USN	USS California	Medal of Honor	*
USS Tomich (DE-242)	Chief Watertender Peter Tomich, USN	USS Utah	Medal of Honor	*
USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656)	CAPT Franklin Van Valkenburgh, USN	USS Arizona, commanding officer	Medal of Honor	*
USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243)	Seaman First Class James Richard Ward, USN	USS Oklahoma	Medal of Honor	*

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Other Medals of Honor Awarded for Pearl Harbor Attack

LT John W. Finn, USN, NAS Kaneohe