Herman

A modern group with the Oranje Nassau, knight, military division.

The Dutch Cross for justice and freedom. The figure 2 and 3 on the bars are the 1 year tours a soldier did in Korea.

Nice story IrishGunner. This is a clean example why we preserve history. Sometimes we collectors as keepsakers of history do the right thing, because it's just that, the right thing. Respectfully, Herman

Nice Commanders cross. Regards Herman

100 % okay.

I agree, the Belgian option is more realistic. Regards Herman

French made copies of the 1920ties

Maybe an Italian Valor Medal?

It is a put together. No Special forces officer with the name Delaney received a silver star, let alone 9... ?? Regards Herman

Let's revive this old topic. @SGM97B, well done. Indeed you are one of the few US miltary to participate and succeed. I enclose a picture of one of my favorite medal sets. This set is from a Dutch Colonel who was the first to reach 25 succesfull participations. At this moment only ten people succeeded to reach this number and qualified for the red enamelled cross. Regards Herman

Interesting topic. Any new finds?

Faded WW2 Defence Medal. No doubts.

Some sort of an award medal of the American Legion, a US veteran organisation. On the US Militaria Forum you can find a big variéty of medals this organisation issued over the years. Cheers Herman

It seems that Otto Skorzeny was awarded a Commanders grade of this Order for his action late 1944. His awards which were at his funeral in 1975 shows this Order. Regards Herman

Congratulations. Which state. ? It's a well worn example. Regards Herman

Thanks Bill for the effort and the information. Cheers Herman

What a joker this guy.

Laurentius is correct. It's the first type that existed till 1910ish. Regards Herman

Your example isn't numbered. This ia always the case I think with original issued ones. Regards Herman

What I meant to say was that they only used this ribbon and put a Czech officer grade attachment on top. I did not mean to say that this Belgian officer served on a Danish hospitalship or in a Danish unit. Just that the medal mounted used some different ribbon which looked close enough to use it.

Hello Guy, I checked my pictures and the Internet, but nothing similar in the Belgian medals. Even the Belgian Red Cross medals do not have a match with this typical red and white variation. However I did find a match for the ribbon. It's an unexpected one but the ribbon of the Danish Korea medal is a match. See the pictures below. Regards Herman

Well, then somebody used that Belgian ribbon to create a Czech White Lion on this ribbonbar. :-) Good luck with your search, Herman

Could it be a Belgian Commemorative and/or Veterans Group/Society medal? They appear to be in this colour scheme.

I agree with 922F. Czech White Lion, Officer grade.

Hello hamilcar, A nice collection you bought. Only the medals with the full orange colour are Dutch. They are called the 'Trouwe dienst medaille' Loyal service medal. It is given to all Dutch military personell below the rank of officer. A bronze one is given for 12 years of service, a silver one for 24 years and a gold one for 36 years. The left one on the last picture is a Korean miniature medal for the Korean war given to military personell who served in the Korean war from 1950 - 1954. Cheers Herman