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Does anyone have the TOTAL number of DIFFERENT USA Military Medals designed and issued beginning
with WWI.

 

  My collection is 91 different MINI  (not counting MOHs) Curious if anyone has an OFFICIAL NUMBER

 

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Miniature medal bar attributed to Rear Admiral (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Frederick Laurence Field, Royal Navy.  His Navy DSM was awarded for services, assisting and participation with the US Navy during WWI. 

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13 hours ago, Javelin4life said:

Miniature medal bar attributed to Rear Admiral (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Frederick Laurence Field, Royal Navy.  His Navy DSM was awarded for services, assisting and participation with the US Navy during WWI. 

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WOW That is a Awesome Set VERY VERY NICE

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USMC bar with 'Asiatic' clasp on the Victory Medal. Only about 1000 Asiatic clasps were awarded and were for port calls in Siberia...

 

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4 hours ago, Brig said:

USMC bar with 'Asiatic' clasp on the Victory Medal. Only about 1000 Asiatic clasps were awarded and were for port calls in Siberia...

 

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Now that is a cool little set of mini's Brig!  That Asiatic clasp is outstanding and the USMC Expeditionary mini is cool too.  Very clean looking group of mini's!

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Hello,

 

My first set of attributable minis to Major General John K. Hester, USAF. A fighter pilot who served in the CBI theatre including service in China with the 14th Air Force under Chennault as A-3 with the 68th Composite Wing, the military Flying Tigers and successors to the American Volunteer Group. He completed 50 combat missions in China and likely received his single Air Medal after 25 missions and DFC after 50 missions as per CBI guidelines during the War.

 

A fascinating career culminating with command of the 17th Air Force in Germany which was cut short due to a parachute accident from which he died of his injuries. He subsequently received a posthumous Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for his command.

 

The accompanying photo wearing his minis is pre Legion of Merit, unknown when he received his first LoM.

 

The link below is to his bio and a great presentation on the Major General's service from the militaria dealer who sold the medals on behalf of the family.

 

Jeff

 

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106745/major-general-john-k-hester/

 

https://youtu.be/4u7eD_fr2LI

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On 6/2/2021 at 2:39 PM, Hermanus said:

I bought these a while back. Dutch medals with an interesting US Bronze Star medal.

 

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I've got one of those ultra mini stars, too. It's also in the same configuration- Silver Star medallion in all bronze on a Bronze Star ribbon. I'm trying to find any information on these extra small medals- maker, era, anything really. The one I bought and a DSC in a grouping display were the only US ones of this size I saw at Wilmington last week. There was a rack of this 1cm/ 3/8" size that were foreign that I couldn't ID off the top of my head. Might have been Spanish under Franco.

Is it possible to get a rough era from this rack? It looks to be contemporary with the others, so... 1950s?

It's about the same width as the "ribbons" on the British mini ribbon bar.

Below pic is my little guy with a Marine GC and a British South Atlantic Medal in miniature, plus a full sized bar and a mini bar for comparison, all from last Friday. Also hunting info on the British mini bars. I have three different. I still need just the pair and Mons Star versions.

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manayunkman

Here is a better picture of Lt Col. Best’s medals including the paper bag from the Ito embroidery store.

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All part of a group that was split up earlier last year. 

Mini military order of the dragon and victory belonging to Commander William Hugh McGrann.

William was born on October 26, 1869 in Tennessee. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1891 and served until 1907. Of his 16 years of active duty, he spent 12 of those at sea. After his Navy career, he attended Columbia and New York university law schools. Graduating from the latter in 1909. He then went in to practice with Kirlin, Woolsey and Hickox eventually becoming a member.
After the US joined in the war, William return to active duty serving in the 3rd naval district, and then at sea as an aid to Admiral William S Simms. Between 1918 and 1919, he headed the United States, Naval legal staff in Europe. After the war, William continued his career in maritime legal affairs. He passed away in Brooklyn New York on May 2, 1945.

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What a shame that some clown cannibalized that mini rack.  I never saw a mini Order of the Dragon.  Strange that the cannibal left the medal behind but took the ribbon. 

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12 minutes ago, aerialbridge said:

What a shame that some clown cannibalized that mini rack.  I never saw a mini Order of the Dragon.  Strange that the cannibal left the medal behind but took the ribbon. 

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Yeah, I’ve seen one other miniature although it’s suspension looked more like the full size instead of just a loop. 

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This set of minis came with a USAF ribbon bar that had further service in Korea and various Expeditionary operations.

 

I seem to recall some chose to wear only personal decorations and pertinent campaign awards on their mess dress, not sure if that was an official or personal choice.

 

Jeff

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Basic Rifleman

A likely unique combination of early U.S. Navy miniature medals by BB&B. Note: the WWII service medal was added during WWII to the USN Captain who was called back into service in an administrative role. 

 

 

 

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Two recent additions to my collection. 
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Unidentified group to New York National Guard vet. 

 

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Mini medal group & bracelet belonging to Lt Colonel Frances Ward Parke

Frances was born in New York City, NY on March 7, 1897. In June 1916, he enlisted in the NYNG and did see some service on the Mexican border. About 8 months after the US joined the war, he left for France and served with the 4th Corps. Francis would then serve on occupation duty until returning home in July 1919 and was honorably discharged. In the 1920s and 30s it was a hotel manager of various hotels and would eventually move to Pennsylvania to continue his career. 
1942 Francis returned the army serving overseas from 1944 to 1945. He helped train troops in New Guinea before taking part of the invasion of the Philippines in 1945 with the 37th infantry. In May 1945 he returned to the US and would be separated from active duty in July. Frances retired from the Army in 1957.
He passed away in 1992.

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Small group of miniatures belonging to Colonel John Robert Thomas Jr. 
I was able to keep most of his original mini bar together, except for his Panama medal of solidarity. 
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On 6/1/2021 at 3:32 PM, Dave said:

Now that I'm retired, I had my minis and my full sized medals remounted. 


They aren't in the regulation style (should be four-four-four) but I don't like the way that looks. UltraThin, who has mounted all of my medals for ages, said they'd be happy to do them in whatever configuration I wanted since I was retired. So...two rows of six each. I'm really pleased with how they came out. 

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I agree, not a fan of the Navy's 4x way of mounting.

 

Should go old-school and have them do minis in a single row of 12...

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1 hour ago, 4STARCHRIS said:

Brig love the mounting and welcome to retirement.

 

 

Those are Dave's medals from his retirement a couple years ago.

 

I'm still kicking it around the Marine Corps' enlisted ranks up here in New England for at least a couple more years.

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Mounted Miniature Medals

 

 

United States Military Miniature Medal Display

 

106 Miniature Medals Professionally Mounted and Framed Under Glass which measures 34-1/2” x 40” 

 

Medal Name

Military Branch

 

MOH

Army

MOH

Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard

MOH

Marine Corps

Brevet Medal

Marine Corps

Distinguished Service Cross

Army

Navy Cross

Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard

Air Force Cross

Air Force

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

All Services

Distinguished Service Medal

Army

Distinguished Service Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Distinguished Service Medal

Air Force

Distinguished Service Medal

Coast Guard

Silver Star

All Services

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

All Services

Legion of Merit

All Services

Distinguished Flying Cross

All Services

Soldier's Medal

Army

Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Airman's Medal

Air Force

Coast Guard Medal

Coast Guard

Bronze Star Medal

All Services

Purple Heart

All Services

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

All Services

Meritorious Service Medal

All Services

Air Medal

All Services

Joint Service Commendation Medal

All Services

Army Commendation Medal

Army

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force

Coast Guard Commendation Medal

Coast Guard

Joint Service Achievement Medal

All Services

Army Achievement Medal

Army

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force

Coast Guard Achievement Medal

Coast Guard

Specially Meritorious Service Medal

Navy

Prisoner of War Medal

All Services

Life Saving Medal Gold

All Services

Life Saving Medal Silver

All Services

Air Force Combat Readiness Medal

Air Force

Good Conduct Medal

Army

Good Conduct Medal

Navy

Good Conduct Medal

Marine Corps

Good Conduct Medal

Air Force

Good Conduct Medal

Coast Guard

Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal

Navy

Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

Coast Guard

Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal

Marine Corps

Civil War Campaign Medal

Army

Civil War Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Indian Campaign Medal

Army

Battle of Manila Bay Medal (Dewey Medal)

Navy, Marine Corps

West Indies Naval Campaign Medal (Sampson Medal)

Navy, Marine Corps

Spanish Campaign Medal

Army

Spanish Campaign Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Spanish War Service Medal

Army

Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal

All Services

Army of Cuban Occupation Medal

All Services

Philippine Campaign Medal

Army

Philippine Campaign Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Philippine Congressional Medal

Army

China Campaign Medal 

Army

China Relief Expedition Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Army of Cuban Occupation Medal

Army

Cuban Pacification Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912)

Navy, Marine Corps

Mexican Service Medal (1911-1917)

Army

Mexican Service Medal (1911-1917)

Navy, Marine Corps

Mexican Border Service Medal

All Services

Haitian Campaign Medal (1915)

Navy, Marine Corps

Dominican Campaign Medal (1916)

Navy, Marine Corps

WWI Victory Medal

All Services

Army of Occupation of Germany Medal

All Services

Haitian Campaign Medal (1919–1920)

Navy, Marine Corps

Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1926-1930)

Navy, Marine Corps

Yangtze Service Medal

Navy, Marine Corps

Navy Expeditionary Medal

Navy

Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Marine Corps

China Service Medal

Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard

American Defense Service Medal

All Services

Women’s Army Corps Service Medal

Army

American Campaign Medal

All Services

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

All Services

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

All Services

WWII Victory Medal

All Services

Army of Occupation

Army, Air Force

Navy Occupation

Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard

Medal for Humane Action

All Services

National Defense Service Medal

All Services

Korean Service Medal

All Services

Antarctica Service Medal

All Services

Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

Coast Guard

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

All Services

Vietnam Service Medal

All Services

Humanitarian Service Medal

All Services

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

All Services

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

Army

Naval Reserve Medal

Navy

Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force

United Nations Service Medal

All Services

Multinational Force and Observers Medal

All Services

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

All Services

Navy Expert Rifleman Medal

Navy

Coast Guard Expert Rifleman Medal

Coast Guard

Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Navy

Coast Guard Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Coast Guard

 

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Recent set of USMC minis I picked up. Not the oldest, but it's less common to see Marines with EAME medals and minis aren't popping up that often these days

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Numbered mini WW1 New York service medal belonging to Rene Silz. 
 

Rene was born in Paris, France on March 10, 1891. He immigrated to the United States in 1910. 

In 1914 after the outbreak of the war, he returned to France and enlisted in the French army. He first served with the Third Regiment of Chausseurs, and later was detailed as French interpreter to the First Scotch Grays of the British army. Later he was returned to his original command and was wounded at the battle of Armentiega. He was sent to a French hospital where he remained until his discharge. 

After two years of service, he returned to the United States and joined the United States Army as a private in Company C, Thirty-seventh Infantry. Rene return to France serving in headquarters company, 358? Infantry? From June 22, 1918 until he was discharged on February 7, 1919.

 

What is unique about this specific miniature is that it’s numbered and I believe French manufactured as well. Rene more than likely had it made on one of his trips to France, after receiving his full size medal. 
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