Editing Hyman G. Rickover (section)

== Awards ==
[[File:Rickover Congressional Gold Medal.jpg|right|frame|The second of two Congressional Gold Medals awarded to Rickover]]

===Warfare insignia===
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|[[File:U.S. Navy - Submarine Warfare Insignia (Gold Dolphins).gif|160px]]
|[[Submarine Warfare Insignia]] (Dolphins)<ref name="auto1" />{{rp|9}}
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===Decorations and medals===
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] with two [[5/16 inch star|{{frac|5|16}}" Gold Star]]s  (1961, 1964, 1982)
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Legion Of Merit]] with [[5/16 inch star|{{frac|5|16}}" Gold Star]]  (1945, 1952)
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|{{ribbon devices|number=|type=award-star|other_device=|ribbon=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Commendation Medal#Navy|Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]]  (1945)
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|{{ribbon devices|number=|type=award-star|other_device=|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Army Commendation Medal]]  (1949) (Conversion award from Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Army in 1946.)
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=|type=oak|ribbon=Presidential Medal of Freedom (ribbon).svg|width=80}}
|[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (1980)
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=|type=service-star|ribbon=China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[China Service Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[American Defense Service Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[American Campaign Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=|type=service-star|ribbon=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[World War II Victory Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Occupation Service Medal]] with "ASIA" clasp
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with one {{frac|3|16}}" [[Service star|Bronze Star]]
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* [[Congressional Gold Medal]]&nbsp;– 2 awards (1958, 1982)

===Foreign order===
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| Honorary [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (1946)
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In recognition of his wartime service, he was invested as an Honorary Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1946 by [[King George VI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.military.com/history/admiral-hyman-g-rickover-taking-the-atom-undersea.html|title=Admiral Hyman G. Rickover: Taking the Atom Undersea|date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>

===Other awards===
Admiral Rickover was twice awarded the [[Congressional Gold Medal]] for exceptional public service; the first in 1958, and the second 25 years later in 1983, becoming one of only three persons to be awarded more than one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36758.html|title=Taylor receives third Congressional Gold Medal, May 5, 1848|author=Andrew Glass|date=May 5, 2010 |publisher=Politico|access-date=2014-12-12}}</ref> In 1980, President Jimmy Carter presented Admiral Rickover with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the United States' highest non-military honor, for his contributions to world peace.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/10/archives/carter-gives-medal-of-freedom-to-his-mentor-rickover-and-13.html|title=Carter Gives Medal of Freedom to His Mentor, Rickover, and 13|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 10, 1980}}</ref>

He also received 61 civilian awards and 15 honorary degrees, including the [[Enrico Fermi Award]] ''"For engineering and demonstrative leadership in the development of safe and reliable nuclear power and its successful application to our national security and economic needs."''<ref>{{cite web | title = The Enrico Fermi Award&nbsp;– H.G. Rickover, 1964 | access-date = 2009-03-06 | url = http://www.er.doe.gov/fermi/html/Laureates/1960s/hgrickover.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212160830/http://www.er.doe.gov/fermi/html/Laureates/1960s/hgrickover.htm | archive-date = 2009-02-12 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Some of the most notable other awards include:<ref>{{cite book | title = Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 3 | year = 1989 | access-date = 2009-03-06 | url = http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1384&page=297|publisher=Nap.edu| doi = 10.17226/1384 | isbn = 978-0-309-03939-0 }}</ref>
* the Egleston Medal Award of [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science|Columbia University Engineering School]] Alumni Association (1955)
* the [[George Westinghouse Medal|George Westinghouse Gold Medal]] from the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] (ASME) (1955)
* the [[Michael I. Pupin]] 100th Anniversary Medal (1958)
* the Golden Omega Award from the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE) (1959)
* the Prometheus Award from the [[National Electrical Manufacturers Association]] (NEMA) (1965)
* the [[The Franklin Institute Awards|Newcomen Medal]] (1968)
* the [[Washington Award]] from the Western Society of Engineers<ref>{{cite web | title = Western Society of Engineers | access-date = 2009-03-20 | url = http://www.wsechicago.org/washington_award.asp | publisher = Wsechicago.org | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212155513/http://www.wsechicago.org/washington_award.asp | archive-date = 2009-02-12 }}</ref> (1970)

Some of his honorary degrees included:
* [[Doctor of Science|Sc.D.]]: [[Colby College]] (1954);<ref>{{Cite magazine | issn = 0040-781X | title = Kudos | magazine = Time | access-date = 2009-03-21 | date = 1954-06-21 | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,860818-1,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080423233648/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,860818-1,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 23, 2008 }}</ref> [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] (1958);<ref>{{Cite magazine | issn = 0040-781X | title = The $1,000 Word | magazine = Time | access-date = 2009-03-21 | date = 1958-06-23 | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,810381-2,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080423233452/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,810381-2,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 23, 2008 }}</ref> Columbia University (1960)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.columbia.edu/cu/secretary/pdf_and_word/honorary_degree_recipients.pdf | title = Honorary Degree Recipients: 1945–2007| access-date = 2009-03-21 | last = Haswell | first = Hollee |date=April 2008 | publisher = Columbia University }}</ref>