Luxembourg Luxembourg Medals of the Korean War

[Brigade-Piron]

Hello - apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

First a bit of background.

http://www.anciens-combattants.lu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66:historique-du-corps-des-volontaires-pour-la-coree-&catid=54:corps-des-volontaires-pour-la-coree&Itemid=54

Around 70 Luxembourg soldiers served in Korea as part of the Belgian UN contingent. 2 were killed in battle, 19 were wounded and one was awarded the US silver star.

So now to the medals:

These are the medals awarded to Mr. Beringer, recipient of the US Silver Star for heroism in Korea.

http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/battle_honors/p_beringer.htm

These are (I believe) two sets of medals awarded to the Luxembourgers KIA in Korea.

Both of these pictures were taken at the Royal Museum of the Army (klm-mra.be) in Brussels by me.

Now for the question - the Luxembourg Order of the Oak Crown - was it awarded as a matter of course to Luxembourgish soldiers in the Korea contingent?

BP

[Sylvia Vruggink]

Do you have more information about the second medal on your  picture?

[Megan]

Beringer's medals:

First row: War Cross (Luxembourg), Cross of Honour and Military Merit (Luxembourg), Gold Medal of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg), Service Cross for Army & Police (Luxembourg) - their long service & good conduct award, Bronze Star (USA) with V device

Second row: Medal of the War Volunteer (Belgium), Medal of the Combatant War Volunteer (Belgium), Commemorative Medal for Foreign Theatres of Operation (Belgium), Korea Medal (United Nations)

Final row: commemoratives + a marching medal.

The putative KIA's medals are:

Cross of Honour and Military Merit (Luxembourg), War Cross (Luxembourg), Knight, Order of Leopold II (Belgium), War Cross (Belgium), ???, Korean Veterans' Medal, Medal of the War Volunteer (Belgium), Medal of the Combatant War Volunteer (Belgium), Commemorative Medal for Foreign Theatres of Operation (Belgium)

[Kvart]

Amazing groups!