Ed_Haynes

Nice nice. Await images with envy!

Interesting, odd, but I don't think it is anything "real"; some sort of commemorative/patriotic thing? Reverse blank??

What is the date at the bottom? I can't read it due to apparent corrosion there.

Nice pin for Yugoslav service in UNEF, Peter! Thanks.

Nice one, Garth. They are getting fairly uncommon, especially in good condition.

Will see what I can find on the award. These can sometimes be traced, but it requires going through Army Orders. A real nightmate.

Ribbon? The dark green on mine is correct, yours is on what was probably OBI ribbon.

Look forward to seeing these, but don't expect image size to get very generous even when you "grow up". Learn and prepare to become intimately familiar with the "resize" command on your image editing software!

Certainly, any badge with British royal ("imperial") devices like crowns and Garters would date from before 1947 (or perhaps from the complex commonwealth era, 1947-50). Since 1950, all these old symbols have been consigned to the dustbin of history.

When Ashok Nath's book on badges comes out, much will be clarified. Also Durbar of the Indian Military Historical Society has occasional badge coverage.

Do you have any States' Forces badges?

You may also want to glance at the relevant sub-fora over at http://sagongs.ipbhost.com/ -- although our focus is medals, we do have threads on badges and other doo-dads.

Sorry if links to commercial sites are naughty:

Dixon- http://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/

Liverpool- http://www.liverpoolmedals.com/

Ursual- http://www.medalsofwar.com/

Captain Richard Renick Dickson, USAR

1- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal - No 63281

2- Allied Victory Medal

3- American Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)

4- WWII Victory Medal

This is my uncle.

An interesting group, at the end of WWI, he served in the Marine unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) at the Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Virginia). VMI was one of only fifteen schools to have Marine units of the SATC. After the war, the SATC became the core of the ROTC program. While the war eneded before the cadets could join in, some could not wait; one of my uncle's classmates, "Chesty" Puller had already dropped out to get in the fight. When the war ended, all of the SATC cadets at VMI were awarded the war medal and good conduct medal.

During WWII, my uncle served in the military police, guarding Italian POWs in Louisiana. He took great joy in wearing his Marine Good Conduct medal ribbon as an Army captain.

Lieutanant Commander Sheldon Elias Haynes, USNR

1- American Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)

2- Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal (WWII)

3- WWII Victory Medal

Not perhaps overly exciting, but this is my father.

Pvt. Sheldon Harrison Haynes, 2nd WV Volunteer Cavalry

1- Civil War Campaign Medal (unnumbered), issued in 1965 by the Adjutant General (and thanks to congressional pressure - public thanks to Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV)

2- West Virginia Soldiers' Medal, for Combat Service - named "SHELTON HANES, 2nd REG CAV VOLs" - Issued in 1965 from the stock of unclaimed medals still held by the state of West Virginia

This is my great-grandfather.

Mirroring the similar thread on the commonwealth forum, could we post family US medal groups and so on here?

A really nice thread, thanks!

Will start a similar one for US medals (as all my family got thrown out of the UK too early on to gain British awards).

Didn't express myself clearly, sorry: In my photo could (1) the HSL be yet to be awarded or (2) he is just wearing his HSUs and not the HSL. Doubt #2, but #1 seems likely?

Thanks, all. The Wiki-picture seems to show two HSU and one HSL. Would he have worn the first two without the third?

Dave . . . I wish I knew, I wish I knew. I knew #1 (M), was 99% sure on #2 (Z -- from the unmistakable square head etc.), and seek guidance from the Wise on #3, #4, and maybe even the Lesser Folk behind them.

Thanks, Ed

M?daille Coloniale: ?Maroc?

Awarded for a wide range of French service in Morocco:

1843-47: It is not entirely clear that this medal was retroactively extended for this service, but some sources suggest that the award included actions into Morocco against Abdul el-Qadir from Algeria by the 1er regiment of the Foreign Legion.

1914-25: Replacing the Morroco Campaign's Commemorative Medal, this clasp was awarded for peacekeeping operations between 1914 and 1925. It was also awarded to members of the societies that cared for the military wounded in the area between 20 July 1912 and 31 December 1913 for two consecutive months.

I, for one (only), would love to see them.

Ed

Just a few more:

M?daille Coloniale: ?Maroc 1925-1926?

Awarded primarily for actions against Abd-el-Krim, which culminated in his surrender on 23 May 1926.

This is truly the forum of GENTLEMEN. Good on ya, mate!

Age? What is that. I forget.

MTV? I leave that to me teenage daughter. Come to think of it Chris, as your prize, . . . ???

A ". . . nubile young russian . . . ."??

A close-up on the figures of interest.

I almost threw this forward as a quiz, but not knowing the answer 100%, I thought that's be unfair.

1- Who have we here? While I know some, my main interest is the the first full person on the left -- no pun intended -- Generalmajor Ewald Munschke (DDR), some of whose medals are in my custody and up on various threads here.

2- What are they up to? What are they celebrating?

Ahhhh, Eric Schena found its way to Imperial awards

"Imperial" Albania??

Hello Ed,

I've heard that before and it's not unlikely I suppose ... I recall that within 48 hours of having the medal on my website, quite a few e-mails came in, asking me if the item was for sale (it still isn't) so I'm assuming it's not all that common an award.

A friend of mine in college (oops, did I just date myself) got one "awarded" to his father. The certificate wa spretty too. Think it was written up in the JOMSA at the time. Shall look.

Lets get back to medals, other issues dealt with elsewhere.

Please.

. . . other issues dealt with elsewhere.

Or not at all?