Herr General Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Does anyone have pictures of Korean bravery awards for the Korean war to non korean vets? In my collection: Korean Chungmu pre 1973 seen in last place of the bar. Korean Order of Military Merit seen above (neck badge) This is the same award only the version after 1973. The veteran wrote to the Korean Embassy in the Netherlands and told that his Chungmu got lost and got the new award for free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr General Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 No one? There must have been Korean bravery awards to foreign soldiers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Hendey Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 The following is a record of the men in No. 2 Squadron, South African Air Force who were awarded Korean medals: ULCHI WITH SILVER STAR Colonel R F Armstrong ULCHI Commandant J P D Blaauw Colonel (Chaplain) M D V Cloete Commandant D J Hamman Colonel SvB Theron Colonel M U Uys Captain J S R Wells CHUNGMU WITH GOLD STAR Major H J P Burger Commandant R A Clifton Major J P La Grange Major R H D Rogers Major B A A Wiggett CHUNGMU WITH SILVER STAR Major S N Brace Captain J de Wet Major L P T Eager Captain D J Earp Major W G A Rogotta Major M Strydom WARANG WITH GOLD STAR Lieutenant G G du Plessis Warrant Officer (2) H L Minnaar WARANG WITH SILVER STAR Warrant Officer (2) W P B Botha Air Sergeant A J A Templeman TALGUK WITH GOLD STAR To the unknown airman Regards Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfifer Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 The Order of Military Merit was used for both Korean and foreign troops. During the Korean War the OMM was issued as both a combat and a noncombat decoration. The Original OMM was in four classes with only a number for each class. Late in 1950, each class was divided into three grades with the Gold Star, Silver Star and No Star attachment system, effectively giving a 12 class system. The designs for the planchets were changed in April, 1951 and a few months later, each class was given a name: Taeguk, Ulchi, Chungmu and Hwarang. In 1963, a fifth class was created and the star system was dropped. I hope this is of some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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