DECORATIONS/VALOR AWARDS

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1. LEGION of MERIT--Showcase 1 2 3 4 17

   By Jack's Son, February 13, 2010
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   • Airborne-Hunter
   • May 25

2. Distinguished Service Cross Questions 1 2 3

   By Brian R, July 31, 2018
   • 50 replies
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   • Regular122
   • April 6

3. Purple Heart for review

   By cerick1450, 5 hours ago
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   • skylog6
   • 25 minutes ago

4. Bronze Star Attributed to 101st Airborne Veteran

   By starrynights, April 27
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   • Edward C Bell
   • 7 hours ago

5. WWII KIA DSC for Heroic Action in the Battle of Luzon

   By starrynights, 8 hours ago
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   • starrynights
   • 8 hours ago

6. Pope Francis declares Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient, Army Chaplain, & POW Fr. Emil Kapaun ‘Venerable’

   By Manatee1015, February 26
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   • aerialbridge
   • Thursday at 11:17 AM

7. Early Numbered Air Medal (#8629)

   By Manatee1015, July 12, 2024
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   • Wailuna
   • Thursday at 04:30 AM

8. Medal of Honor Recipients Who Met on the Battlefield

   By Manatee1015, February 23
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   • Manatee1015
   • Thursday at 03:09 AM

9. Purple Heart for your review

   By bigred1, June 3
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   • Allan H.
   • June 4

10. Silver Star Serial Number and date

    By MedalMan, June 2
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    • MedalMan
    • June 2

11. Early Numbered DFC Awarded to Decorated War Bond Tour Pilot

    By starrynights, May 31
    • 3 replies
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    • Wailuna
    • May 31

12. MOH Recipient Colonel Gordon Roberts with Unusual Award

    By Allan H., May 29
    • 1 reply
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    • jmpmstr
    • May 30

13. Purple Heart Medal, Era of Name Engraving?

    By rebeldevil89, May 25
    • 4 replies
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    • rebeldevil89
    • May 27

14. WWII Silver Star to Brigadier General Ward H. Maris

    By S1991, May 16
    • 1 reply
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    • manayunkman
    • May 16

15. Air Medal of Brigadier General Herman A. Schmid

    By starrynights, May 13
    • 8 replies
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    • decwriter
    • May 14

16. WW2 DSC awarded to a Canadian

    By AdmNelson, May 3
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    • AdmNelson
    • May 5

17. USN / USMC Type 1 PHM with Type 2 'Coffin Case', Common occurrence ?

    By dpast32, April 20
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    • dpast32
    • May 4

18. Numbered silver star 59005

    By Treeman434, May 4
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    • Treeman434
    • May 4

19. Navy Legion of Merit?

    By ErwinRommel1940, April 26
    • 9 replies
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    • bulldog06
    • April 27

20. James Dunham PH engraving style

    By kfields, April 22
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    • kfields
    • April 23

21. Engraving Style

    By 17thairborne, April 20
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    • 17thairborne
    • April 21

22. Can anyone advise as to 'which' BSM Lapel Tab variant was the earlier example ?

    By dpast32, April 17
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    • dpast32
    • April 17

23. What is this device called and where do I find them?

    By VMTB-242, April 14
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    • JohnK83882
    • April 14

24. Reissue PH?

    By Navymm98, April 8
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    • Allan H.
    • April 11

25. Medal Cases

    By medalcollector, February 27
    • 3 replies
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    • Austin_Militaria
    • April 8

26. Rosette Identification Assistance

    By Edelweisse, April 7
    • 3 replies
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    • Edelweisse
    • April 8

27. Medal of Honor

    By Kevin327, September 15, 2024
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    • Kevin327
    • April 1

28. USCG Vietnam Purple Heart

    By squidney86, March 29
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    • squidney86
    • March 29

29. 1st Lt. William D. Hawkins Medal of Honor - Tarawa 1 2 3

    By katieony, October 30, 2024
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    • Rakkasan187
    • March 25

30. Army DSM for review

    By ravrick, March 25
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    • ravrick
    • March 25

31. Operation Varsity PH 436th TCG - Major William A. Brown,Jr KIA

    By John Fushi, March 25
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    • John Fushi
    • March 25

32. Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    By order_collector, March 17
    • 19 replies
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    • Jim T
    • March 22

33. Comments and Observations About This Purple Heart

    By kfields, March 16
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    • kfields
    • March 19

34. Silver Star wrap brooch numbered

    By CMT04, March 15
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    • Blacksmith
    • March 16

35. KIA PH

    By manayunkman, January 25
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    • everforward
    • March 15

36. USMC PH

    By CMT04, March 11
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    • CMT04
    • March 11

37. Type of Brooch on wwii Purple Heart

    By CMT04, March 10
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    • dhcoleterracina
    • March 11

38. DD-214 Assistance for Medals, 753rd Tank Battalion

    By frank2far, March 8
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    • frank2far
    • March 8

39. Silver Star Number Lookup

    By MedalMan, February 27
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    • MedalMan
    • February 27

40. OKINAWA - USS Hadley Kamikaze KIA Silver Star & Purple Heart

    By Manatee1015, February 20
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    • Manatee1015
    • February 20

41. USN/USMC Distinguished Flying Cross in Early Rare Blue/Grey Case

    By Manatee1015, February 17
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    • dhcoleterracina
    • February 18

42. COnfirm this is a modern Engraving Style.I t

    By 17thairborne, January 29
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    • Dave
    • February 10

43. WWII Named Bronze Star w/ V to POW in the Pacific

    By Austin_Militaria, February 9
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    • Austin_Militaria
    • February 9

44. 14th Air Force DFC for the Night Sinking of a Japanese Destroyer

    By starrynights, February 3
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    • Jackson
    • February 9

45. Iwo Jima USMC Officer Purple Heart & Bronze Star

    By Austin_Militaria, January 16
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    • Jackson
    • February 9

46. WW II USN/USMC Transition Medal Cases

    By jmar, December 22, 2024
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    • jmpmstr
    • January 30

47. Help Reading A Name On A Purple Heart

    By tigerfan, January 29
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    • aerialbridge
    • January 30

48. Medal of Honor duplicates

    By Blackjack1982, July 26, 2024
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    • Kevin327
    • January 11

49. My last Purple Heart, a mystery

    By emccomas, January 10
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    • Sweazy21
    • January 11

50. Is the engraving legit on this Purple Heart?

    By USAF29thINFvet, January 5
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    • JohnK83882
    • January 7