page_title: Joseph J. Clark
section_title: Honors and awards
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph J. Clark / Honors and awards
caption_attribution_description: Admiral Joseph "Jocko" Clark on the bridge of the USS Philippine Sea.
context_page_description: Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN was an admiral in the United States Navy, who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. Born and raised in Oklahoma and a native of the Cherokee Nation, In 1917, he was the first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Clark preferred to be called "J. J." instead of his full name or the nickname "Jocko."
context_section_description: His many awards and medals include the Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal,  Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Navy Commendation Medal and the Korean Order of Military Merit. In addition to these most commonly mentioned, he also received the following: Army Distinguished Service Medal for service in Korea, Silver Star Medal, Commendation Ribbon with Combat "V", Army Commendation Ribbon, Ribbon with stars for the Presidential Unit Citation (United States) to the USS Suwanee, USS Yorktown, and USS Hornet; Victory Medals for World War I and II; American Defense Service Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (with one star), Asiatic-Pacific (twelve engagements) Campaign Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon (one star), Service Medal, Korean Service Medal (one star), United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.
  Clark's flag lieutenant was historian Clark G. Reynolds' uncle. Reynolds was chosen to co-author Clark's autobiography.
  Clark was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1952.
  The National Aeronautic Association honored him in 1969 with the Elder Statesman of Aviation Award.
  In 1979, the guided-missile frigate USS Clark (FFG-11) was named in his honor.
caption: Admiral Joseph Clark
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