Odulf Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) Gentlemen, Can any of you please post a picture of the medal and ribbon of the Medal of Honor Veterans of Foreign Wars (ribbon appears to be like the Certificate of Merit, obsolete in 1918? Your help is much appreciated. Edited November 21, 2010 by Odulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speagle Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Gentlemen, Can any of you please post a picture of the medal and ribbon of the Medal of Honor Veterans of Foreign Wars (ribbon appears to be like the Certificate of Merit, obsolete in 1918? Your help is much appreciated. Are you talking about the regular MOH? Your post is a little confusing. As I read it you are asking about a MOH that was awarded by the VFW. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Gentlemen, Can any of you please post a picture of the medal and ribbon of the Medal of Honor Veterans of Foreign Wars (ribbon appears to be like the Certificate of Merit, obsolete in 1918? Your help is much appreciated. At least at the present time, there is no VFW medal with any title like "Medal of Honor". See http://vfw1679.tripod.com/vfwaward.htm Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 At least at the present time, there is no VFW medal with any title like "Medal of Honor". See http://vfw1679.tripod.com/vfwaward.htm Doc Maybe this is here, but is not Medal of Honor. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is one of the oldest U.S. charitable organizations, formed in 1899. All members are current or former active duty servicemen who have spent time overseas in a conflict and have been decorated with an expeditionary medal, spent 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days in Korea, or have ever received hostile fire or imminent danger pay. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hello Odulf, Is this de medal you would like to see, Jef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks Jef! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Maybe this is here, but is not Medal of Honor. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is one of the oldest U.S. charitable organizations, formed in 1899. All members are current or former active duty servicemen who have spent time overseas in a conflict and have been decorated with an expeditionary medal, spent 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days in Korea, or have ever received hostile fire or imminent danger pay. Lambert Just for the record: this is the Auschwitz Survivor's Medal issued by Communist Poland; this example looks like some type of lapel pin minature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Just for the record: this is the Auschwitz Survivor's Medal issued by Communist Poland; this example looks like some type of lapel pin minature. Sorry :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sorry No need for apologies; it's all about learning. Cheers! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hello again, Odulf, Enclosed is the reverse of the medal, in case you need it. With kind regards, Jef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hello again, Odulf, Enclosed is the reverse of the medal, in case you need it. With kind regards, Jef Jef, now I'm curious; do you have any of the history of this VFW medal? On the obverse; are those to represent captain's bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hello Irish Gunner, I bought this medal (togheter with a Knight's Templar Membership Cross) several years ago on a military fair in Zillebeke, Belgium. The seller told me the medals once belonged to a British collector. I'm afraid that's all I know. When looking for more info, I asked our friend Kev in Deva to ID this medal. Kev sent a mail with a pic to his friend in the US. In this way I knew it was a cross for "Veterans of Foreign Wars of US" ( Thanks again, Kev). That american collector also told the the bar on top were captain's bars. That's all I know from this medal. If someone is able to add something, please do. With kind regards from Flanders, Jef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 This is a US VFW WW1 Veterans Commemorative Medal. A lot of WW1 vets added them to their ribbon bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanx again Jef! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 This is a US VFW WW1 Veterans Commemorative Medal. A lot of WW1 vets added them to their ribbon bars. Thank you Paul, for this addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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