French Military Medal

[Thierry]

Do you know if Gives a French Military Medal was awarded has US Soldiers in WWII or other war?

Thanks

Thierry

[Guest Darrell]

Do you know if Gives a French Military Medal was awarded has US Soldiers in WWII or other war?

Thanks

Thierry

Absolutley. Many infact.

Examples - Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honor among others. Also depended on what rank you held.

[Daniel Cole]

French Medals to Americans in World War 1. From:

Awards and Decorations World War I Statistics

[An extract from the ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO THE PRESIDENT WAR DEPARTMENT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1923 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923), pages 162-174]

France:

Order of Nichan el Anouar 1

Legion of Honor (L?gion d'honneur) 1,070

• Grand cross 2
• Grand officer 1
• Commander 102
• Officer 348
• Chevalier 617

Order of the Black Star (Etoile Noire) 285

• Commander 15
• Officer 173
• Chevalier 97

Military medal (m?daille militaire) 304

War cross (croix de guerre) 11,589

• Palm 1,859
• Gilt star 2,926
• Silver star 3,261
• Bronze star 3,543

Order of the University Palms (Palmes Universitaires) 431

Officer of public instruction 72

Officer of the academy 359

Order of Agricultural Merit (M?rite Agricole) 101

• Officer 20
• Chevalier 81

Medal of Honor, life-saving, for acts of saving and devotion (m?daille d'honneur de sauvetage pour actes de courage et de d?vouement) 17

• Silver gilt 4
• Bronze 13

Medal of Honor, epidemics (m?daille d'honneur des epidemies) 289

• Silver gilt 38
• Silver 150
• Bronze 101

Medal of Honor, foreign affairs (m?daille d'honneur desaffaires ?trang?res) 56

• Silver gilt 21
• Silver 25
• Bronze 10

War Cross of exterior theaters of operations, with palm 1

Mutuality medal (m?daille mutualit?) 2

Medal of national recognition (m?daille de la reconnaissance) 5

• Gold 1
• Bronze 4

TOTAL 14,151

[Dave Danner]

Are you referring specifically to the Military Medal, i.e., the M?daille militaire, not just any military medal?

If so, in World War One, according to the 1923 report Daniel quotes above, there were 304 awards of the M?daille militaire to Americans. I think in World War Two and Korea, though, the M?daille militaire was not awarded to Americans, as American soldiers with French decorations seem to have only the L?gion d'honneur or the Croix de guerre (and maybe some colonial orders like Patton's Ouissam Alaouite).

Edited January 12, 2007 by Dave Danner

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Daniel. Is there a similar WWII listing?

[Dave Danner]

Thanks, Daniel. Is there a similar WWII listing?

Would that there were!

The guy who runs D-Day Militaria, whose name escapes me (but Jeff Floyd should remember), has a book listing Belgian awards to Americans. The page for that book has the basic statistics: http://www.ddaymilitaria.com/belgium_ww2.htm

I haven't seen anything for other countries.

[Ed_Haynes]

Would that there were!

The guy who runs D-Day Militaria, whose name escapes me (but Jeff Floyd should remember), has a book listing Belgian awards to Americans. The page for that book has the basic statistics: http://www.ddaymilitaria.com/belgium_ww2.htm

I haven't seen anything for other countries.

Thanks, Dave. Grumble . . . .

[Daniel Cole]

I don't know if there is a WWII listing. The WWI listing has a number of all decorations awarded to US Personnel. I wish it was a roll, but unfortunately it is not.

Here's the source for those who may want a copy.

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/documents/wwi/23awd.htm

Dan

[Thierry]

Bonjour,

Thanks all for reponse

Cordialement

Thierry