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Ok. Time to look at the Doolittle treasures. Currently on display at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC.

Very interesting! Thanks Hugh! Prince Ranier of Monaco... But you chose the NAVY Wait until you'll see how they described Doolittle medal in the museum! I'll post the photo tomorrow Regards, Nick

Come on! I've never missed your posts Best, Nick

Cool teacher! Nice order! Could you please (if you have time) tell us more about the recipient/ time of awarding/ number of award/ any documents?/any photos of cavalier?/ any personal recollections about him? Maybe even in separate thread? Yes, I thought about this too - medal/order... But is it really possible? This is replacement, so I think that Taiwan authorities checked their archives. I wonder if this is just another journalist mistake (created by some misunderstanding?) Regards, Nick P.S. Interesting issue about the name of this order. The original name is 雲麾勳章. Where 雲 - cloud 麾 - banner (if noun) and glad/happy (if verb) 勳章 - medal/decoration The second hieroglyph is the probable cause of these two variants :)

Hi Bill, unfortunately these are modern low-quality "made in China" fakes ... Richard is right. Sorry about that. Regards, Nick

Please don't forget about two rare creatures in posts 117-119!!! They don't have any pins! Simple formula: Asia + Europe ... To say nothing about this wicked mutant in the center medallion ...

Yes, that's why I thought that "merit" is higher than simple "good conduct" Thanks for confirmation of inscription translation Rich! Really appreciate it. Cheers, Nick

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Doolittle Raider Ed Saylor proudly holds his replacement medal. The replacement medal was presented to Saylor by Dr. Lin Huang on behalf of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Joining in the presentation is Saylor family friend Phil Raschke (L) of Lakewood.

A grade 1st class for Doolittle Raider This interesting story was published by The Suburban Times on September 4, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Saylor one of the Doolittle Raiders of World War II fame, was recently honored with a medal he earned back in 1942. Friend and Lakewood resident Phil Raschke was with Saylor when the Republic of China "Order of the Clouds" medal (don`t worry folks - they mean A grade 1st class ) was presented to Saylor for a second time. Raschke said "Saylor was first presented the medal by Madame Chiang Kai-shek at Chungking, China back in May,1942". The Chinese were so grateful for the daring raid on Japan that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered the medal presented to each of the surviving Raiders. Unfortunately, Saylor lost his medal during a move while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Recently, a Saylor family friend Dr. Lin Huang of Puyallup made inquiries about the medal with Republic of China officials in Taiwan. The Taiwan officials immediately approved a replacement "Order of the Clouds" medal and forwarded the medal to Dr. Huang. With family and close friends in attendance, Dr. Huang visited Saylor's home and proudly presented Saylor with the "Order of the Clouds" medal he had won back in 1942. Saylor said "At age 91, it is truly an honor to see that medal again". Saylor was part of Crew 15 that took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on April 18, 1942 and flew to Japan. Saylor's B-25 medium bomber hit targets near Osaka, Japan and then flew on to China. Because the bombers were forced to launch from the Hornet earlier than expected, none had enough fuel to make it to airfields in China. Saylor's plane crashed in the sea off the coast of China. Upon reaching shore, Saylor's crew joined up with other Doolittle survivors and started their long journey through Japanese occupied China until reaching safety with Chinese Nationalist forces. ---------------------------------------------------------