billrob68 Posted January 9, 2020 Share #326 Posted January 9, 2020 Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisisme Posted April 15, 2020 Share #327 Posted April 15, 2020 Anyone know the different makers and serial number ranges for the LOM medals? Looks like there is at least four different styles of numbers. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 22, 2020 Share #328 Posted June 22, 2020 On 11/2/2017 at 7:06 AM, sampo said: Hi Sorry, Wrong picture in the second post, moderator feel free to remove the double message! Here the reverse of the commander Legion of merit... Impressive! That's only the third named Commander I've seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 23, 2020 Share #329 Posted June 23, 2020 Legion of Merit Commander grade awarded to Dr. General Hans Speidel. Army of the Federal Republic of Germany and former Wehrmacht General. During WWII Hans Speidel held commands on both the Eastern and Western. In April 1944 he was chief of staff to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel when he played a role in the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Post war he joined the Bundeswehr becoming it's first Four Star General. General Speidel, commanded NATO land forces in Central Europe from 1957 to 1963. He was recipient of both the Knights Cross and the Legion of Merit. GENERAL ORDERS: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 12 (April 11, 1961) CITATION: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Commander to General Dr. Hans Speidel, Army of the Federal Republic of Germany, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States, from April 1957 to January 1961. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2020 Share #330 Posted June 23, 2020 Andrew: That is a really amazing piece! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted June 23, 2020 Share #331 Posted June 23, 2020 Beautiful with amazing history. Your lifesaving silver, 6th Corps Civil war and now this make a very impressive group. My compliments. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 23, 2020 Share #332 Posted June 23, 2020 Thanks! Wish I could keep it all but putting 'Civil War' on the shelf keeps me broke enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3mxd Posted June 23, 2020 Share #333 Posted June 23, 2020 For some reason Speidel's surname is miss-spelled on the medal (Spiedel) but correctly spelled in the citation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 23, 2020 Share #334 Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, 3mxd said: For some reason Speidel's surname is miss-spelled on the medal (Spiedel) but correctly spelled in the citation. Not unusual to see misspellings, and with English ie and German ei being swapped it's understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted June 23, 2020 Share #335 Posted June 23, 2020 Good evening (at least here in Europe). Is there a website or another source were one can find the General Orders of the post WW2 Legion of Merits? I own a named LoM issued to a Dutch Airforce Colonel. It was issued in 1977. It would be very nice to have the GO. Regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted June 23, 2020 Share #336 Posted June 23, 2020 Herman, Department of the Army General Orders back through 1948 are at: https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AGO.aspx Jeff Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted July 9, 2020 Share #337 Posted July 9, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 10:32 PM, wartimecollectables.com said: Legion of Merit Commander grade awarded to Dr. General Hans Speidel. Army of the Federal Republic of Germany and former Wehrmacht General. During WWII Hans Speidel held commands on both the Eastern and Western. In April 1944 he was chief of staff to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel when he played a role in the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Post war he joined the Bundeswehr becoming it's first Four Star General. General Speidel, commanded NATO land forces in Central Europe from 1957 to 1963. He was recipient of both the Knights Cross and the Legion of Merit. GENERAL ORDERS: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 12 (April 11, 1961) CITATION: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Commander to General Dr. Hans Speidel, Army of the Federal Republic of Germany, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States, from April 1957 to January 1961. Digging further into the history, Everything about the medal is correct EXCEPT the PQM misspelled the name and I BELIEVE the medal never got issued. It's from the Gen. Gaynor collection auctioned a decade ago. I have learned Gen. Gaynor pulled strings and got to dive into the stock of unissued named pieces. On 6/22/2020 at 10:32 PM, wartimecollectables.com said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampo Posted July 15, 2020 Share #338 Posted July 15, 2020 Hi, Here another French named LOM I have seen on ebay: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Croix-de-commandeur-de-la-Legion-of-Merit-U-S-attribution-gravée-à-un-Français/293642357310?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted July 15, 2020 Share #339 Posted July 15, 2020 Legion of Merit documents to Russian General. The LoM Certificates to Russian officers certainly aren't common but one does encounter them. But I thought the 9th Army document was rather unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted September 7, 2020 Share #340 Posted September 7, 2020 Just picked this up. An officially named LoM officer grade named to a Vietnamese Army officer. I assumed a late award for the Vietnam War but the citation I found is from 2002!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristoffer Posted September 22, 2020 Share #341 Posted September 22, 2020 These are two engraved LOM in my collection. Awarded to William D. Hamlin and Cornelius J. Rinker //Kristoffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYONSJ9 Posted October 1, 2020 Share #342 Posted October 1, 2020 Here’s a nice unattributed one from my collection.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpmstr Posted October 15, 2020 Share #343 Posted October 15, 2020 Nicely done Jimmy. Another bar I can’t believe I forgot to post this long ago. Unattributed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted February 25, 2021 Share #344 Posted February 25, 2021 Two Officer grade Legion of Merit. Left a 1977 awarded SIMCO marked type and right an EPGI marked recent manufactured type. For both a separate topic is written in the medals section. Regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpmstr Posted July 11, 2021 Share #345 Posted July 11, 2021 Just received this Chief Commander badge. Enamel is excellent with brighter red and vibrant green. It’s not as heavy as the 1960s piece that I have and it’s not as vaulted but that’s probably just a different manufacturer. I’m confident it’s not late 60s or 70s or later because the type of metal used on the later versions would not allow it to build the patina that it has so I suspect it’s 1950s into the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted September 1, 2021 Share #346 Posted September 1, 2021 Lom attributed to Dr. Lewis Chery I believe he learned his Legion of Merit as a T3 in the European civil affairs his obituary states he worked with the us government during the Nuremberg trials I cannot find any information connecting that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott R Posted October 19, 2021 Share #347 Posted October 19, 2021 some really amazing pieces in here, I didn't know there were this many rare LOMs in existence. Here is my LOM. Not amazing compared to some of ya'll but it's one of the highlights of my collection. From what I could find online, He enlisted in 1943, and got a feild comission to officer in the battle where he got this LOM. After world war 2 he was in the korean war and got another LOM which is what the oak leaf ribbon bar in the second image is. On a side note, the case is untitled and I am looking for a titled world war 2 army LOM case if anyone is willing to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott R Posted October 19, 2021 Share #348 Posted October 19, 2021 Its named to "John D.Z Kinsey" if you can't read the name in the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZOO Posted February 6, 2022 Share #349 Posted February 6, 2022 editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZOO Posted February 6, 2022 Share #350 Posted February 6, 2022 Just Received this LOM Commander To Lieutenant General Sir Brian Gwynne HORROCKS, KCB, KBE, C.B. DSO, MC GOC British XXX Corps This is for Operation "CLIPPER" Mid Nov 1944 Joint UK & US Offensive to reduce the GELLENKIRCHEN SALIENT & Take control of the Hurtgen Forest Supporting Documents Signed Truman APPROVAL on WHITE HOUSE stationary Signed, Embossed Kings Order of Dispatch Published in London Gazette 9 Aug 1945 Not sure about the LOM Date NOT A HOOK TYPE But only 2 hand sown snaps, TOTAL Length of Ribbon pulled a bit taught 20" Tight around my neck ? I have included photos of front, back, Side and snaps. Not sure if that helps or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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