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.

[braxbrad]

On 10/29/2025 at 3:51 PM, Pointedcuffs said:

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

greetings  is there a membership roll  thanks

[braxbrad]

On 10/26/2025 at 6:24 PM, USMCR79 said:

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

greetings   can the number be traced

[USMCR79]

25 minutes ago, braxbrad said:

greetings   can the number be traced

Braxton - I have never seen a roll for the Carabao Society 

[skylog6]

As Mario mentioned 1733 belonged to Bieg, Frederick C., Commander, USN, died October 14, 1909.

 

He is listed in the Taps section of a reprint of: Historical sketch, constitution, and register of the Military order of the Carabao together with songs that have been sung at "wallows" in various places. 

 

The book lists 1,800+ numbers in alphabetical order.

 

Bill

[braxbrad]

who was awarded caraboa medal #156

[braxbrad]

18 hours ago, skylog6 said:

As Mario mentioned 1733 belonged to Bieg, Frederick C., Commander, USN, died October 14, 1909.

 

He is listed in the Taps section of a reprint of: Historical sketch, constitution, and register of the Military order of the Carabao together with songs that have been sung at "wallows" in various places. 

 

The book lists 1,800+ numbers in alphabetical order.

 

Bill

can you locate  number 156 name

[skylog6]

I'll look tonight when I get home from work.

[skylog6]

156 - Lindsay, Julian R. Captain, Cavalry. It looks like he was a regular officer vs US Volunteers.

 

Bill

[aerialbridge]

Here's some random material on the Carabao medal along with pix of the one I have,   #1770 issued to CDR (later RADM)  Walter S. Crosley.   Based on a rough eyeballing of the roster,  Army medals outnumber Navy about 10 to 1.