This is a list of non-U.S. recipients of U.S. gallantry awards. Individual Awards for Valor Other than the awards to unknown soldiers of World War I, the Medal of Honor, the highest United States valor decoration, has not been awarded to a non-U.S. recipient. The highest valor decoration which non-U.S. individuals may receive is the service crosses of the services – the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross. To date, only one award of the Air Force Cross have been made to a non-U.S. individual, Garry Gordon Cooper. The Army has awarded 440 Distinguished Service Crosses to non-U.S. individuals, with most of these having come in World War I (154) and World War II (258). The Navy and Marine Corps have awarded 124 Navy Crosses to non-U.S. individuals, again with most of these having come in World War I (100) and World War II (19). Among notable recipients of these decorations were: World War I Ernesto Burzagli of the Royal Italian Navy, awarded Navy Cross in 1919. Ronald Niel Stuart of the British Royal Navy, awarded Navy Cross in 1917. World War II Sher Ali, British Indian Army – Sepoy Sher Ali of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment received the Army Distinguished Service Cross for heroism near San Clemente, Italy on 22 February 1945 during a raiding patrol behind German lines. Leslie Charles (Clarence) Allen, MM - nicknamed "Bull" Allen, was an Australian soldier and a recipient of the United States' Silver Star for heroism in the Battle of Mount Tambu, when under fire from the Japanese he rescued twelve United States soldiers who had been wounded in the fighting. Jack M. Blamey, Australian Imperial Force – Captain Blamey was posthumously awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in the Buna-Gona campaign on Papua New Guinea in November 1942. Sir Thomas Blamey, Australian Army – then-General, later Field Marshal Blamey was decorated with the Army Distinguished Service Cross as Commander, Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific for "heroism in action in New Guinea, during the Papuan Campaign, July 23, 1942, to January 8, 1943." He was Jack Blamey's uncle. Gordon Bridson DSO, DSC, VRD, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve – then-Lieutenant Commander Bridson received the Navy Cross as commander of HMNZS Kiwi for the sinking of the Japanese submarine I-1 off Guadalcanal. Campbell H. Buchanan, Royal New Zealand Navy – Leading Signalman