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Valued Member
United States
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heres one you do not see every day belonged to my DAD..  Edited by frodo
05/28/2014 9:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting...what does the reverese look like?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
That's pretty cool especially because of the enameling. I too would like to see some pics of the other side? Do you have an ID on it (Era, awarded for etc.)?
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Valued Member
 United States
352 Posts |
i have no provenance for the medal,,i found it among his things after he passed. disturbs me he has this and said nothing. if I had received this medal. I would have been crowing. pictures, article in the paper..the whole nine but he was a humble man..so I dont know hers the back  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is a register for the medal of honor winners, Should be easy to google it. I know it is against the law to sell one. That may be an after market military lapel pin that they sell.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is the likeness of a Mississippi National Guard Medal of Honor but it is not the actual medal itself. It was difficult to find any relevant information in a cursory search because Mississippi native Marine Cpl. William Carpenter will be presented with the Medal of Honor on June 19 so he dominated the search results. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ate-ng-medalEdited by biokemist6
05/29/2014 12:41 am
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Valued Member
United States
89 Posts |
Awards and decorations of the National Guard
Presented to members of the United States National Guard and sometimes to members of the state defense forces in addition to regular United States military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of military decorations for issuance to members of the National Guard, with such awards presented under the authority of the various state adjutants general.
Those National Guard soldiers who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or United States Air Force (i.e., as active duty or reserve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) may not continue to wear and display such decorations on a military uniform, unless such activation is under Title 32 status. Active duty regulations allow federal soldiers to accept but not to wear state awards.
Most states authorize the wear of other states' awards if a soldier has earned awards from a state or territory to which he or she is not presently assigned. The order of precedence is typically the presently assigned state, followed by awards from the District of Columbia, then other states by their order of admission.
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Valued Member
United States
352 Posts |
nope, does not fit the circumstances he was USAF 30 years..iI have his service records and a list of all awards received..due to military burial.and headstone then after retirement..he was a VET REP.for the VA . retired from that darn mystery,,,i found it . among his military awards/medals/ribbons inside a heat sealed plastic bag, being a vet myself, when I first saw the medal my military bearing kicked in snap too! salute that medal!   |
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Valued Member
United States
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If you don't have the actual medal itself, the state may be able to provide a replacement medal.
Being a retired Marine, I wholeheartedly agree with you..salute that medal!
A shadow box of his awards & decorations would be a great tribute to your dad.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm working on that..Exactly what I want
half his medals disapeared...family problems
I have since, requested and received his records
now I have to find the medals
1 is a medal from he phillipine government..going to be hard to get
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Valued Member
United States
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You can get replacements for the US medals from the USAF. Just need to send in documentation. You may be able to get the Phillipine medal from this website: http://www.medalsofamerica.com/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not knowing the size of this badge I would guess that it is probably a lapel badge for wear on a recipient's civilian clothing.
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