You know, I had always thought JFK was awarded the Navy Cross and that your post was incorrect. A brief search showed that his decoration wasn’t the Navy Cross but the medal you described. Thanks for correcting a misperception.
It’s amazing isn’t it, I served with a guy who was awarded the Soldiers medal and it is something to be proud off, I would have been proud of it, but it sure isn’t what we have all thought that JFK was awarded for all of these generations of us that thought that he was among the ranks of big time WWII combat heroes.
Heck, LBJ was awarded the Silver Star.