the Peary Polar Expedition Medal and before the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal. The awardee who later was appointed to Vice Admiral, John Towers, was photographed several times as Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral wearing the NC-4 Medal and ribbon ahead of all his other awards. Following the various retirements, deaths, and release from military service of the original recipients, the NC-4 Medal became obsolete and does not appear on any current military award precedence charts. Recipients The original NC-4 Medal was presented by President Herbert Hoover in May, 1930. The recipients were: Commander John H. Towers, USN Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read, USN Lieutenant Elmer F. Stone, USCG Lieutenant Walter Hinton, USN Ensign Herbert C. Rodd, USN Lieutenant James L. Breese Jr., USNR Chief Machinist's Mate Eugene S. Rhoads, USN The last name of Eugene Rhoads was misspelled as Rhodes on both the award citation and the medal. See also Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown, June 1919, first non-stop crossing List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients References External links Photograph of Chief Eugene Rhoads and Rear Admiral A.C. Read wearing the NC-4 Medal ribbon bar. National Naval Aviation Museum NC-4 Memorabilia Exhibit National Naval Aviation Museum 1929 establishments in the United States Awards and decorations of the United States Navy Awards established in 1929 Transatlantic flight