Rudolph Alicke

The Navy Cross is awarded to Chief Machinist’s Mate Rudolph Alicke, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism while serving on the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in action with a German submarine, September 30, 1918. When that vessel was torpedoed, he remained below and performed duty in the engine room after the engineer officer on watch had deserted his post and gone on deck. Chief Machinist’s Mate Alicke thereby lost his life.