Mac.military Posted August 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 19, 2018 I recently picked up this ribbon bar. Appears to be army, but has the Navy Cross. So my thoughts are: 1. Could be post WWII as it is not the wide Navy style. 2. Could be a Navy Cross awarded to an Army member. There were not a lot. The back of the bar is clutch type. My question for the forum. The stars are wearing off the MOH. It appears that they were painted or printed on the ribbon. Most I have seen are stitched with white thread. Is this an older or newer style? Any additional thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeclown Posted August 19, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 19, 2018 I don't see how you can even think this might be Army all the ribbons are either Navy or all branches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted August 19, 2018 Share #3 Posted August 19, 2018 Looks like the top row of an impressive navy rack. Not all navy ribbon racks in WW2 were 1/2", and not all army ribbon racks were 3/8". There were 57 USN MOH recipients, I'd cross reference them with NC recipients: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/awards/decorations/medal-of-honor/world-war-ii-medal-of-honor-recipients.html NC list: https://valor.defense.gov/Portals/24/Documents/ServiceCross/NavyCross-WWII.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac.military Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted August 19, 2018 I was only thinking Army due to the 3/8" Ribbons....as most of the WWII Navy uniforms in my collection or have run across have 1/2" ribbons. There were some Navy Cross awards to the Army as well, not many, like a dozen. Additionally, maybe this is not a WWII ribbon rack. Maybe post war. However, I am most interested in the MOH ribbon and the printed or painted stars. Might help give an indication of the age. I appreciate your posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted August 22, 2018 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2018 USMC and Navy had transitioned to 3/8" by Korea. Viking Kwiket being the most popular maker. Also, painted stars were done during Korea on that one, have seen a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 23, 2018 Share #6 Posted August 23, 2018 I've handled several MOH ribbons that have had printed on stars. Without seeing the reverse of your bar, I'd say it could easily be from the 40s or 50s, and it's definitely a Navy or Marine Corps bar. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac.military Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted August 28, 2018 Thanks again for comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 29, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 29, 2018 Very cool and interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac.military Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted September 29, 2018 I have done some research. The only person that seems to fit would be Pappy Boyington. Not saying it was his....that would be quite a stretch without provenience. No matter what, it has been a fun research project. There were lots of possibilities, but drilling down to posthumous and multiple award recipients narrows it down tremendously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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