Ricardo Posted October 24, 2009 Share #26 Posted October 24, 2009 GENERAL LEWIS W. WALT, USMC Navy Cross w/ 1 award star Navy Distinguished Service Medal w/ 1 award star Silver Star Legion of Merit w/ valor device Bronze Star w/ valor device Purple Heart w/ 1 award star Navy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 5 service stars Navy Unit Commendation w/ 1 service star China Service Medal American Defense Service Medal w/ Base clasp American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 service stars World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star Korean Service Medal w/ 2 service stars Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 service stars Order of National Security Merit, Ulchi Medal w/ silver star Order of National Security Merit, Ulchi Medal, 2nd class Order of National Security Merit, Ulchi Medal, 3rd class Korean Order of Service Merit, 2nd class Order of the Cloud and Banner, w/ Grand Cordon Choung My Medal National Order of Vietnam, Commander National Order of Vietnam, Officer Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/ 2 palms Korean Presidential Unit Citation Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation United Nations Korea Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal Another one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share #27 Posted October 24, 2009 Absolutely, my Dad was awarded 4 Vietnamese medals, beside the the standard Vietnam Campaign Medal. He received the Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star, Honor Medal 2nd Class, Technical Service Medal 2nd Class, and the Civic Actions Honor Medal 2nd Class. After Vietnam it would be a different story all-together. I don't think you see very many foreign medals/decorations after Vietnam at all, except all of the NATO medals. That is unusual, for sure. Fascinating topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4STARCHRIS Posted October 24, 2009 Share #28 Posted October 24, 2009 It should be pointed out that foreign decorations were often presented as a courtesy to the US, specifically to Pres Wilson when he visited after the war. My cousin's father-in-law was never in Belgium during the fighting, but he was still in France, recovering from wounds, when Wilson arrived for the peace conference. Maj Portman was presented the Order of Leopold by the Belgian gov't. I am presently restoring a 4-star uniform -- he was a regimental CO and division, corps and armly level staff officer. He came home with decorations from Britain, France, Czechoslovakia, Brazil and Italy. Brazilian and Polish troops served under Fifth Army where he was, but there was never any direct association I can see with Czechoslovakia. I suspect the selection process went like this. From the foreign commander or government to an American commander: "We want to recognize representatives of your army for their services. Please select X number of officers to receive Y decorations." BTW -- I wonder if the "Italian" decoration of the 2nd Div DCS recipient's chest isn't the New York WW1 medal. The ribbon is similar. Was he from NY? G Gil, What or who's uniform are you working on? 4starchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIl Sanow Posted October 24, 2009 Share #29 Posted October 24, 2009 GEN Ben Harrell. Will have final report on my project in a coupla weeks when the ribbons arrive from Taiwan. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 24, 2009 Share #30 Posted October 24, 2009 Gen. George Marshall Brazilian Military Order (green ribbon w/ rosset), French Légion d'honneur and Croix de Guerre, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 24, 2009 Share #31 Posted October 24, 2009 General Mark Clark Brazilian Military Merit - Gran Cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted October 24, 2009 Share #32 Posted October 24, 2009 GEN Ben Harrell. Will have final report on my project in a coupla weeks when the ribbons arrive from Taiwan. G I would love to know how pissed good old George was with catching that last ribbon on things constantly..... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vzemke Posted October 26, 2009 Share #33 Posted October 26, 2009 Here's another one for you guys. I have his evening formal dress uniform (tails) and have always wanted to put together a set of minis to display with it, but probably wouldn't be able to find (or even ID) all the correct foreign medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military-Memorabilia Posted October 26, 2009 Share #34 Posted October 26, 2009 G,MacNider was from Northern Iowa. RON From good 'ol River City!!!! (also home to Meredith Willson - but I digress) The MacNider Museum is a popular local attraction here. I would imagine they would give their eye teeth to get ahold of his uniform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 26, 2009 Share #35 Posted October 26, 2009 I wrote a lengthy article for the JOMSA entitled "Soviet Awards to Americans in the Second World War" where I ran through the process (as it applied to Soviet awards) for awarding the medals/orders to American servicemen. There were various means, but the most common was the "give us a list of those personnel deserving awards and we'll give them awards". One recipient of foreign awards, Colonel John Wohner, was given some "cherry" foreign awards, and he related to me later that he was given them because his chain of command felt that he had been shortchanged in receiving a DSC vice the MOH for an action in 1944. Below is a photo of the late Colonel Wohner with his awards in 2007. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Nier Posted October 26, 2009 Share #36 Posted October 26, 2009 Dave's superb article on WW2 Soviet awards to Americans appeared in the Sept.-Oct. 2007 issue of Journal OMSA. I had previously written a 16 page monograph on the same topic, which was used as the hand-out for the 2006 OMSA Convention. It fits in nicely as a supplement to Dave's article. The monograph detailed WW2 Soviet awards to 206 US Navy & Coast Guard personnel, and to 106 US Army graduates of West Point, and included 8 pages of discussion & some examples. There may be some extra copies left over from that Convention, if any Forum members might be interested. The comprehensive totals of foreign awards to the AEF for WW1 were listed in the 1924 Annual Report of the Secretary of War. In addition, two separate monographs give more details of British and Belgian awards to the AEF. And the Army award card set at NARA - St. Louis will have WW1 foreign awards filed by recipient name. For WW2 foreign awards to Americans, the situation is very sketchy. I know only of the Belgian awards summary published in the book "Belgium Rembers & Honors the U.S. Armies of Liberation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 26, 2009 Share #37 Posted October 26, 2009 I wrote a lengthy article for the JOMSA entitled "Soviet Awards to Americans in the Second World War" where I ran through the process (as it applied to Soviet awards) for awarding the medals/orders to American servicemen. There were various means, but the most common was the "give us a list of those personnel deserving awards and we'll give them awards". One recipient of foreign awards, Colonel John Wohner, was given some "cherry" foreign awards, and he related to me later that he was given them because his chain of command felt that he had been shortchanged in receiving a DSC vice the MOH for an action in 1944. Below is a photo of the late Colonel Wohner with his awards in 2007. Dave NICE image!! The medal w/ green ribbon is the Brazilian Military Order. Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share #38 Posted October 26, 2009 Below is a photo of the late Colonel Wohner with his awards in 2007. Dave Remarkable... thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 26, 2009 Share #39 Posted October 26, 2009 Dave's superb article on WW2 Soviet awards to Americans appeared in the Sept.-Oct. 2007 issue of Journal OMSA. I had previously written a 16 page monograph on the same topic, which was used as the hand-out for the 2006 OMSA Convention. It fits in nicely as a supplement to Dave's article. The monograph detailed WW2 Soviet awards to 206 US Navy & Coast Guard personnel, and to 106 US Army graduates of West Point, and included 8 pages of discussion & some examples. There may be some extra copies left over from that Convention, if any Forum members might be interested. The comprehensive totals of foreign awards to the AEF for WW1 were listed in the 1924 Annual Report of the Secretary of War. In addition, two separate monographs give more details of British and Belgian awards to the AEF. And the Army award card set at NARA - St. Louis will have WW1 foreign awards filed by recipient name. For WW2 foreign awards to Americans, the situation is very sketchy. I know only of the Belgian awards summary published in the book "Belgium Rembers & Honors the U.S. Armies of Liberation." Tom: I need a copy of your monograph! I didn't know that it was out there! :thumbsup: A really good reference for foreign awards is the Cullum Register of USMA Graduates. These predate the "current" register...I think the last official "Cullum" was done in the 1950s. These list every foreign award the recipient listed on their response cards at the Alumni Association. Some are very complete listings, others aren't as complete, but as a whole, it's a great reference work. I used the 1954 copy I had to track down surviving USMA grads who had received Soviet awards for my article. Now talk about a challenge! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIl Sanow Posted October 26, 2009 Share #40 Posted October 26, 2009 To make it easier -- the Cullum Registers are online -- I use them all the time!: http://www.library.usma.edu/index.cfm?TabI...nkCategoryID=25 @#$%^&! I just gave away another secret! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 2, 2012 Share #41 Posted September 2, 2012 BUMP, I was going to post this site, but see I am almost 3 years to late :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 11, 2020 Share #42 Posted February 11, 2020 I've had this one for quite awhile which belonged to a career USN Submarine sailor who was a COB & Force Master Chief for COMSUBPAC. He held several in-country staff positions as a VNN advisor and at COMNAVFORV which resulted in several VNN awards. Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal first class Republic of Vietnam Technical Service Honors Medal second class Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Emblem with Palm and Frame (unit award) Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal (unit citation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag Posted February 11, 2020 Share #43 Posted February 11, 2020 I've had this one for quite awhile which belonged to a career USN Submarine sailor who was a COB & Force Master Chief for COMSUBPAC. He held several in-country staff positions as a VNN advisor and at COMNAVFORV which resulted in several VNN awards. Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal first class Republic of Vietnam Technical Service Honors Medal second class Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Emblem with Palm and Frame (unit award) Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal (unit citation) Can you explain the corn on the COB pin? Not being a Navy guy I have no idea what it is or what it's for. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 11, 2020 Share #44 Posted February 11, 2020 Can you explain the corn on the COB pin? Not being a Navy guy I have no idea what it is or what it's for. Kevin COB = Chief of the Boat - Senior enlisted man onboard of a Submarine. In charge of all enlisted men, watch station assignments, rack assignments, cranking assignments, head of the Chief Petty Officer’s mess (Goat Locker) and about a million other things. Generally, they are crusty, profane, wise to the ways of men and submarines and they dispense advice and/or rump-chewings in equal measure. The COB can make or break the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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