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[dedehansen]

Hi Gentlemen´s,

 

I received this medal, which I am not familiar with, from the estate of a member of the Malteser Hilfsdienst Germany.

 

He served in Vietnam sometime between 1966 and 1975.

 

 

Maybe one of you can identify it?!

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Kind regards

 

Andreas

[No one]

Dear dedehansen,

 

Republic of  Vietnam (South) "Chuong My Medal / Chương Mỹ Bội Tinh", two classes, established June 10 1955.

This medal was considered primarily a civilian award.

In special cases, it was conferred upon military personnel.

It was conferred posthumously in recognition of courage, devotion to the people, or outstanding accomplishments in social, economic and cultural fields.

 

Yours is a second class.

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

Edited February 28, 2023 by No one

[No one]

 Dear dedehansen,

 

There is an award document here .

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

[dedehansen]

Hello No one, thank you very much for the determination and the explanation of this order.

 

Is there a list of names of the recipients? I'm looking for a German from the period between 1966 and 1975.

 

I appreciate your help very much.

 

Kind regards

 

Andreas

[No one]

Dear dedehansen,

 

You are welcome.

About the lists of recipients, I don't know.

May be documents survived the collapse of the South Vietnamese government, you should contact the Vietnamese embassy.

Or there is this organisation of exiled South Vietnamese in the US : 

Government of Free Vietnam Publicity and Organizational Materials (cdlib.org)

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[dedehansen]

Dear No one,

 

thank you very much for pointing out this way.

 

Kind regards

 

Andreas

[No one]

Dear dedehansen,

 

You are welcome. If, by chance, I find something, I'll let you know.

 

Yours sincerely,

No one