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Wall of Gallantry
Each year, a specially appointed Cadet Awards Board selects up to twelve Academy Alumni from a larger group of nominees to be honored for distinguished acts of heroic service. Honorees are recognized in the Spring at a review held in their honor and then featured on the Wall of Gallantry. This display is part of the Chase Hall “Hall of Heroes” corridor and pays tribute to individuals who’ve earned an outstanding award.

The Wall of Gallantry serves as a regular reminder to Cadets and the public of the scope of responsibilities and sacrifice demanded of Coast Guard officers throughout history. Plaques include the individual's photo, a citation with detailed recounting of the circumstances which led to the honor and a map marking the geographic point of the heroic act. Some plaques also include career highlights as a postscript, though it should be noted that plaques of officers who are not yet fully retired may not reflect accomplishments subsequent to their induction ceremonies. 

The following 2012 honorees were inducted on April 20:  

Past Honorees
  2011   
  RADM Frederick Billard, Class of 1896  Navy Cross  
  CAPT John Byrd, Class of 1925  Legion of Merit (with Valor)  
  RADM Frank Leamy, Class of 1925  Distinquished Flying Cross  
  RADM Carl Olsen, Class of 1928  Distinquished Flying Cross  
  CAPT Joseph Bresnan, Class of 1932  Bronze Star (with Valor)  
  CAPT Richard Fuller, Class of 1943  Navy-Marine Corps Medal  
  CAPT Joseph Crowe, Class of 1962  Distinguished Flying Cross  
  CDR Robert Long, Class of 1967   Distinguished Flying Cross  
  CAPT Terry Sinclair, Class of 1967  Coast Guard Medal  
  CAPT John McBride, Class of 1968  Navy Commendation Medal 
  LCDR Robert Potter, Class of 1999  Distinguished Flying Medal 
  LCDR Brian McLaughlin, Class of 1999  Air Medal 
  2010   
  RADM Clarence Peterson, Class of 1925  Silver Star 
  CAPT Richard Burke, Class of 1927  Distinquished Flying Cross 
  CAPT Charles Scharfenstein, Class of 1941  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  RADM Norman Venzke, Class of 1950  Legion of Merit (with Valor) 
  CDR Thomas Finnegan, Class of 1957  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  LTJG David Bostrom, Class of 1963  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CDR Roger Hassard, Class of 1963  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  Mr. Arthur Katz, Class of 1963  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  LCDR Charles Mosher, Class of 1963  Silver Star 
  CAPT Barham Thomson III, Class of 1963  Silver Star 
  Mr. Harry Godfrey, Class of 1967  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CDR James McEwen, Class of 1980  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  2009   
   RADM Edward H. Smith, Class of 1913  Distinquished Service Medal 
  CAPT Donald C. McNeil, Class of 1923  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  RADM Edward C. Allen, Class of 1938  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT John Natwig, Class of 1942  Silver Lifesaving Medal 
  CAPT Roger H. Banner, Class of 1943  Legion of Merit (with Valor) 
  CAPT Paul D. Henneberry, Class of 1956  Bronze Star 
  Reverend Stephen T. Ulmer, Class of 1963  Silver Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT Lawrence G. Brudnicki, Class of 1972  Coast Guard Medal 
   CAPT Jimmy Ng, Class of 1972  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  CAPT Scott D. Genovese, Class of 1979  Bronze Star Medal 
  LCDR Donald E. Bader, Class of 1994  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  LCDR Thomas F. Cooper, Class of 1994  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  2008   
   CAPT Carl C. Von Paulsen, Class of 1913  Gold Lifesaving Medal 
  CAPT Richard L. Fuller, Class of 1943  Navy-Marine Corps Medal 
  CAPT Billy R. Ryan, Class of 1943  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT James I. Doughty, Class of 1954  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  LCDR Donald L. Prince, Class of 1956  Air Medal 
  CAPT Lance A. Eagan, Class of 1962  Silver Star Medal 
  CAPT Richard V. Butchka, Class of 1964  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  CDR James A. White, Class of 1965  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CDR Joseph Angelico, Class of 1967  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT Robert E. Williams, Class of 1967  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT Donald E. Estes, Class of 1971  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  CAPT Thomas P. Ostebo, Class of 1981  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  2007   
   RADM LeRoy Reinburg, Class of 1905  Navy Cross 
  VADM Joseph Stika, Class of 1911  Navy Cross 
  VADM James Hirshfield, Class of 1925   Navy Cross 
  CAPT William Riedel,Class of 1939  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT Ralph Niesz, Class of 1946  Legion of Merit (with Valor) 
  ADM Paul Yost, Class of 1951  Silver Star Medal 
  CAPT Don Bellis, Class of 1956  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  CAPT Joseph Smith, Class of 1956  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CAPT Richard Oswitt, Class of 1966  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CDR Merle Smith, Class of 1966  Bronze Star (with Valor) 
  CAPT Mark Guillory, Class of 1981  Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal 
  LCDR Olav Saboe, Class of 1996  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  2006   
  LT Arthur Hesford, Class of 1930  Silver Lifesaving Medal - x2 
  LCDR Carl Peterson, Class of 1930  Legion of Merit and Purple Heart 
  CAPT Robert Long, Class of 1946  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CAPT Herbert Lynch, Class of 1946  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CAPT Mark Welliver, Class of 1946  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CAPT William Bickford, Class of 1955  Coast Guard Medal 
  CAPT Robert Workman, Class of 1959  Distinguished Flying Cross 
  CDR Harry Obedin, Class of 1960  Coast Guard Medal 
  2005   
   ADM Ellsworth P. Bertholf, Class of 1887  Congressional Gold Medal 
  CDR Elmer F. Stone, Class of 1913  Navy Cross Medal 
  RADM Miles Imlay, Class of 1926  Silver Star Medal 
  VADM Kenneth Cowart, Class of 1926  Silver Star Medal 
  CAPT Quentin Walsh, Class of 1933  Navy Cross Medal 
  CAPT William E. Murphy, Class of 1945  Silver Star Medal 
  CAPT Eugene Hickey, Class of 1960  Silver Star Medal 
  CAPT Ronald J. Davies, Class of 1964  Coast Guard Medal 
  ADM James Loy, Class of 1964  Bronze Star Medal (with Valor) 
  CDR Bruce Melnick, Class of 1972  N.A.S.A. Space Flight Medal 
  CDR Jeffrey Bauer , Class of 1984  Bronze Star Medal 
  CAPT Dan Burbank, Class of 1985  N.A.S.A. Space Flight Medal 
  LCDR Holly Harrison, Class of 1995  Bronze Star Medal