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MEDALS & DECORATIONS

Post any pictures, documents, ribbon bars, or other items pertaining to U.S. medals and decorations.

Subforums

  1. REFERENCE (Medals & Decorations)

    Please be advised: posting and / or editing is restricted on this post to moderator's and forum staff. In an effort to compile useful information about certain medals, information and pictures from multiple threads have been combined to create a useful reference topic. We encourage further comments about any medal/decoration that may be included in this board. In order to discuss anything further,  please start a new post in the general "Medals & Decorations" board. 

    • 1.1k posts
    kanemono
    Ref Thread: Navy Cross
    kanemono,

  2. ATTRIBUTED MEDAL GROUPINGS

    • 3.6k posts
    Haze99
    Army Good Conduct medal
    Haze99,

  3. DECORATIONS/VALOR AWARDS

    Have a military Decoration or Valour award that you want to share or ask questions about? Feel free to post it here!

    • 2.9k posts
    KASTAUFFER
    BB&B Purple Heart #19900, Fred Hope
    KASTAUFFER,

  4. CAMPAIGN/SERVICE MEDALS

    Have a Campaign or Service medal from any Military branch that you'd like to share or discuss? Feel free to post it here!

    • 2.4k posts
    Jimmy Berry
    Which States & Towns Issued WW1 Service Medals?
    Jimmy Berry,

  5. NATIONAL GUARD & COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS

    Have interesting National Guard medals? Commemoratives? Unofficial medals? Post them here!

    • 265 posts
    Navymm98
    NY RIBBON?
    Navymm98,

  6. RIBBON BARS

    This is the place to post pictures or questions about any ribbons - bars or racks - that you want to discuss!

    • 5.1k posts
    patrol10ao
    Navy Wide Bars on GIs/Bar-- Width Information Strand
    patrol10ao,

  7. MEDAL PAPERWORK, CERTIFICATES & CITATIONS

    The place to post any paperwork relating to medals and decorations. Orders, citations, certificates, documents of any kind. 

    • 85 posts
    5thwingmarty
    Question about Air Medal and discharge papers
    5thwingmarty,

  8. Everything Else

    • 276 posts
    Laurencek
    Star Insignia on lower lapel
    Laurencek,

  1. French Croix de Guerre to Americans for World War I Service

    Foxfall,
    • 7 replies
    • 5.8k views
    LKEstes
    LKEstes

  2. Post your miniature medals.

    market garden,
    • 491 replies
    • 151.7k views
    easterneagle87
    easterneagle87

  3. Reuniting Broken Medal Groups

    Jim Baker,
    • 661 replies
    • 250.3k views
    mkite93
    mkite93

  4. Is this medal naming correct? Post your engraving questions here!

    Dave,
    • 350 replies
    • 73k views
    Teamski
    Teamski

  5. CATERPILLAR CLUB , GOLDFISH CLUB , SEA SQUATTERS CLUB

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 226 replies
    • 221.7k views
    M1M1
    M1M1

  6. SAMPSON MEDAL SHOWCASE !

    Jack's Son,
    • 88 replies
    • 39.3k views
    devildog34
    devildog34

  7. Numbering & naming on US medals.

    wartimecollectables.com,
    • 48 replies
    • 90.1k views
    Thisisme
    Thisisme

  8. Remember Pearl Harbor - Navy Good Conduct Medal Groups to Survivors

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 181 replies
    • 109k views
    starrynights
    starrynights

  9. Numbered Purple Heart List

    swag,
    • 61 replies
    • 147.2k views
    8SpokedB
    8SpokedB

  10. Pearl Harbor Posthumous USN Purple Hearts

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 110 replies
    • 272.1k views
    USMC8287
    USMC8287

  11. Electronic file for UDC Cross of Military Service

    emccomas,
    • 53 replies
    • 81.4k views
    JBFloyd
    JBFloyd

  12. List of Silver Stars by Number

    swag,
    • 28 replies
    • 38k views
    PMPearl
    PMPearl

  13. Posthumous and POW WWII US Navy Air Medals - Engraving Styles

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 66 replies
    • 113.4k views
    mkite93
    mkite93

  14. George W Studleys World of Medals and accessories 1943

    tarbridge,
    • 30 replies
    • 67.4k views
    Regular122
    Regular122

  15. WWII Officially Named AAF DFC's and Air Medals to POW's

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 78 replies
    • 129.2k views
    decwriter
    decwriter

  16. American orders & societies and their decorations

    Mike Serpa,
    • 2 replies
    • 29.7k views
    AARTPAC24
    AARTPAC24

  17. USMC ID'ed Numbered Medals

    Brig,
    • 12 replies
    • 37.1k views
    skylog6
    skylog6

  18. Brooch or Broach??

    Jim Baker,
    • 58 replies
    • 115.8k views
    cagedfalcon
    cagedfalcon

  19. Purple Heart Web Site

    tom2001,
    • 83 replies
    • 207.5k views
    KASTAUFFER
    KASTAUFFER

  20. Medal Number tracing

    Usa1918,
    • 5 replies
    • 14.1k views
    Usa1918
    Usa1918

  21. Stars or Oak Leafs for Medals Awarded by Previous Branch?

    MrStiv,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Dave
    Dave

  22. China Imperial Order of the Dragon Medal

    0811gysgt,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
    YNCM Doug
    YNCM Doug

  23. WWII Numbered Purple Heart Question

    AirMechanic,
    • 6 replies
    • 442 views
    AirMechanic
    AirMechanic

  24. Military Order of the Carabao medal numbered to RADM Walter S. Crosley

    aerialbridge,
    • 37 replies
    • 7.9k views
    aerialbridge
    aerialbridge

  25. Are these medals all real?

    VK WW1,
    • 1 reply
    • 319 views
    USMCR79
    USMCR79

  26. A new acquisition - a female soldier group

    emccomas,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
    aznation
    aznation

  27. Military Order of the Carabao medal

    Adam R,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.6k views
    braxbrad
    braxbrad

  28. medal tracing

    braxbrad,
    • 0 replies
    • 257 views
    braxbrad
    braxbrad

  29. Sgt. Mitchell E. Gay Battery "D" 397th Provisional Machine Gun Battalion

    jmar,
    • 13 replies
    • 4.2k views
    KASTAUFFER
    KASTAUFFER

  30. British M.M. Decoration to USGI, Member of Task Force Hogan's Escape from Marcouray, Belgium

    dpast32,
    • 0 replies
    • 356 views
    dpast32
    dpast32

  31. Research Request Information - WWI Gold Star Pilgrimage of Mothers and Widows Medal

    USMCR79,
    • 13 replies
    • 2k views
    AustinO
    AustinO

  32. WW1 2nd Division Association Medal engraved to a Marine

    Eric Queen,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.9k views
    8654 Recon Marine
    8654 Recon Marine

  33. Vietnam/WWII USMC Purple Heart?

    manchu57,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
    braxbrad
    braxbrad

  34. What can you tell me about this? Medal for Merit

    jumpinspid,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.2k views
    jmpmstr
    jmpmstr

  35. WWI NY State Service Medals

    Blacksmith,
    • 45 replies
    • 10.1k views
    USMCR79
    USMCR79

  36. WWI local medal images needed

    JBFloyd,
    • 26 replies
    • 6k views
    atb
    atb

  37. Need help with WW1 Victory Medal

    Cabbell2207,
    • 3 replies
    • 945 views
    Cabbell2207
    Cabbell2207

  38. Presidential Medal of Freedom

    jmpmstr,
    • 10 replies
    • 4k views
    jmpmstr
    jmpmstr

  39. USMC George Medal

    p2tharizo,
    • 33 replies
    • 6.3k views
    Scarecrow
    Scarecrow

  40. List of US soldiers who were decorated by foreign governments in WWI (Montenegro)?

    Montenegrin1919,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    pathfinder11
    pathfinder11

  41. Unusual WWI Service Medal

    wartimecollectables.com,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.9k views
    aactionjim
    aactionjim

  42. Purple Heart ID help

    Skitrooper,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    KurtA
    KurtA

  43. Continuous service certificate numbers list

    Sweazy21,
    • 37 replies
    • 8.2k views
    mortimer
    mortimer

  44. WWII USCG GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL TO A PEARL HARBOR VETERAN CGC TANEY

    KASTAUFFER,
    • 16 replies
    • 3.2k views
    carbinephalen
    carbinephalen

  45. WWII USMC MAG-14 Commander Medal Grouping w/ Haitian National Order of Honor & Merit Medal

    all-bull,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.5k views
    USMCR79
    USMCR79

  46. Old Virginia...General Samuel Gardner Waller

    tarbridge,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views
    KASTAUFFER
    KASTAUFFER

  47. Mollus medal look up

    laurabelle28,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Regular122
    Regular122

  48. U.S. Medals Bars

    Ricardo,
    • 70 replies
    • 21.3k views
    ItemCo16527
    ItemCo16527

  49. What do you figure the hammer will fall at?

    Bearmon,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Dirk
    Dirk

  50. Marvin A. Williamson - 2nd Division, Normandy

    tdogchristy90,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Linda K. Toler
    Linda K. Toler

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