Some medals of the USA Page 2

• Where an American award has 13 stars they represent the original 13 States of the USA
  • These awards are NOT presented in correct Order of Wearing.
  • The names are accurate, I think, but errors may have been made.
  • Very few of these awards have ever been made to Australians.
  • These images are here for the sake of interest.

Prisoner 0f War Medal

Instituted: 1985
Dates: All
Devices: (Silver Star, Bronze Star)
Notes: Gold and Silver Star attachments apply only to USN, USMC and USCG. Bronze and Silver Oak Leaf attachments apply only to Army and USAF.

U.S. veterans of the Korean War are now eligible to wear a medal initially offered to them more than 50 years ago, but never issued. In a May 13, 2000, letter to Defense Secretary William S. Cohen, Republic of Korea Defense Minister Seong Tae Cho formally announced that his government would provide the Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal (ROK-KWSM) to eligible U.S. veterans of that conflict, or to their surviving next of kin. The medal will be provided at no cost to veterans. The U.S. Air Force has been designated the lead agency to receive and distribute the medals.

American Campaign medals from earlier Campaigns/Wars

• The interest for Aussies here, apart from a general interest in medals, is the timeline. While the British Empire was involved in the Boer War America was invading and then occupying 
  • Cuba, 
  • Puerto Rico and 
  • the Philippines. It was also involved in the 
  • China Relief Force (Boxer Rebellion) and the 
  • Spanish-American War (where barbed wire made it's military debut).
• and while the British Empire was fighting WW1 the Yanks were invading Mexico.

Lieutenant General
LEWIS B. PULLER, USMC
(DECEASED)

• The general holds the 

  • Navy Cross with Gold Stars in lieu of four additional awards; 

  • the Army Distinguished Service Cross; 

  • the Army Silver Star Medal; 

  • the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Gold Star in lieu of a second award; 

  • the Bronze Star Medal; 

  • the Air Medal with Gold Stars in lieu of second and third awards; and 

  • the Purple Heart Medal. 

• His other medals and decorations include the 

  • Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with four bronze stars; 

  • the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with one bronze star; 

  • the World War I Victory Medal with West Indies clasp; 

  • the Haitian Campaign Medal; 

  • the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal; 

  • the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with one bronze star; 

  • the China Service Medal; 

  • the American Defense Service Medal with Base clasp; 

  • the American Area Campaign Medal; 

  • the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with four bronze stars; 

  • the World War II Victory Medal; 

  • the National Defense Service Medal; 

  • the Korean Service Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars; 

  • the United Nations Service Medal; 

  • the Haitian Medaille Militaire; 

  • the Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit with Diploma; 

  • the Nicaraguan Cross of Valor with Diploma; 

  • the Republic of Korea's Ulchi Medal with Gold Star; and 

  • the Korean Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster.

A very heavy and expensively made medal. Raised letters on the reverse identifying it and providing general service dates. 

 Measures 1¾" across.

Original fabric ribbon has minor wear, but is intact. Medal is 3/4" long

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