Neat P.I. related medal

[kiaiokalewa]

Military Order of the Caraboa was "to foster a high standard of military and social duty and to perpetuate the memories and association of military service in the Philippine Islands between 1898-1902.

[KurtA]

Outstanding medal. 

[kiaiokalewa]

The seal.

 

 

[USMCR79]

Neat group - Only officers and former officers could join the Carabao and the group is still active with their annual “Wallow”.

[kiaiokalewa]

I didn't realize that this is numbered medal and that it was manufactured by the famed Bailey, Banks & Biddles Company.  

 

 

 

[Pointedcuffs]

Hi John, I'm a bit late to this post. Great medal. Assuming the number on the medal is the same as the membership number, member 1733 was USN Commander Frederick C. Bieg.

 

Mario

[kiaiokalewa]

Aloha  Mario,  

 

Much appreciate the identifier on the original ownership of this medal.   It will be interesting to learn of Bieg background and will sic Wailuna to the task on this one!  

 

 

[kiaiokalewa]

Interesting bio on Bieg's in that during the SAW era he never made it overseas.  So, probably the membership no. is probably not the same as his awards no.

His son Valentino a Lt. Cmd. Of the USN LTA service parished in the huge airship disaster that killed him and 43 others on that flight.  

[Pointedcuffs]

I have confirmed the member number is the rimmed medal number. Bieg served on the USS Solace which qualified him for the Philippine campaign medal No.182.

[kiaiokalewa]

Thanks Mario. Glad to know that this is the case and now to have a recipients name really associated with this award.

[BEAST]

FOLD3 has service records for Bieg, and if I am reading this right, in December 1900, he was assigned to Isle de Cuba until he reached Cavite and then was transferred to the Solace for engineering duty. (I'm just echoing what Pointedcuffs already wrote).

 

BTW, thanks for posting this medal, hopefully I can find one identified to a Hoosier.