What honor did the man for whom the USS "Kauffman" was named after receive?
the Navy Cross
Title: James L. Kauffman
Passage: James Laurence Kauffman (18 April 188721 October 1963) was a United States Navy Vice Admiral and recipient of the Navy Cross.  He and his son Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman were the namesakes of  .
Title: USS Douglas H. Fox
Passage: USS "Douglas H. Fox" (DD-779) an "Allen M. Sumner"-class destroyer , was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the destroyer USS "Barton" , who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.  Fox was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his contribution to the defeat of a superior enemy force in this battle, and was later awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 October and 3 November, when he rescued survivors of the aircraft carrier USS "Hornet" under hazardous conditions.
Title: USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
Passage: USS "Kauffman" (FFG-59), an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
James L. Kauffman USS Kauffman (FFG-59)