Oscar C . Badger II Oscar Charles Badger II ( June 26 , 1890 – November 30 , 1958 ) was an admiral of the United States Navy who served in both World Wars , and , as a junior officer , received the Medal of Honor . Early history . The grandson of Commodore Oscar C . Badger ( 1823 – 1899 ) , son of Admiral Charles J . Badger ( 1853 – 1932 ) and a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George E . Badger ( 1795 – 1866 ) , Oscar Badger II was born June 26 , 1890 , in Washington , D . C . He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911 . Naval career . Veracruz Occupation . As an ensign in , in 1914 he participated in the U . S . occupation of Veracruz . Several thousand American troops landed , in an effort to force out General Victoriano Huerta , who had seized power in Mexico . Fifty - five men were received the Medal of Honor for this action , including seven leaders of the battleship ' s ' bluejacket battalion ' . Badger was cited , " " For distinguished conduct in battle , engagements of Vera Cruz , 21 and April 22 , 1914 . Ens . Badger was in both days ' fighting at the head of his company , and was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct , leading his men with skill and courage . " " World War I and interwar service . Badger served with the destroyer force in European waters during World War I . Following the war , he served as gunnery officer on various ships . He was then assigned to duty with the Bureau of Ordnance . World War II . In 1941 , Captain Badger took command of and in 1942 , after promotion to Rear Admiral , was Commander Destroyers Atlantic Fleet and subsequently Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics Plans . In February 1944 he became Commander Service Squadrons South Pacific and in October Commander Battleship Division 7 . Badger was the first Navy officer to step ashore in Japan at the end of World War II . Postwar service . On January 19 , 1948 , Badger was promoted to Vice admiral and , the following month , became Commander , Naval Forces , Far East . In that post , he observed the gradual loss of the Chinese mainland to Communist forces and supervised the retirement of American forces to port cities on the China coast . Following his service as commander of Western Pacific naval forces , Badger was appointed as Commander , Naval Forces , Western Pacific , later commanding the Eleventh Naval District , and the Eastern Sea Frontier . On June 19 , 1951 , during congressional hearings on the loss of China , Vice - Admiral Badger testified that the U . S . arms embargo against Nationalist China led to a loss of capability and morale that resulted in their defeat by Communist Chinese forces led by Mao Tse - Tung . He retired from the U . S . Navy in June 1952 with the rank of full admiral . Admiral Badger died on November 30 , 1958 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery . Officially , was named in honor of all the members of the Badger family who served in the U . S . Navy , but when she was launched in 1968 , her sponsor , Isabelle Austen Badger , Adm . Badger ' s widow , said " " I christen thee Oscar Charles Badger II ! " " . Medal of Honor citation . Admiral Badger received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Mexican - American war December 4 , 1915 as an Ensign . The medal was Accredited to : District of Columbia . G . O . No . : 177 . Citation : For distinguished conduct in battle , engagements of Vera Cruz , 21 and 22 April 1914 . Ens . Badger was in both days ' fighting at the head of his company , and was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct , leading his men with skill and courage .