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    Posted

    Hi,

     

    during my research I found three explanations for this award.

     

    a) it was the appearance/look of the Navy MoH from 1919-1942

    b) it was at the same time, but non-combat.

    c) it was at the same time, but lower leveled.

     

    Which one is correct?

     

    Thanks

     

    Michael 

    • 2 weeks later...
    Posted

    Hi, done some research on this and according to Kerrigans "American War Medals and decorations"  The Tiffany medal was awarded only once post WW1 for combat action in Nicaragua 1927 to a US marine Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt. The older style medal (1913-1919) continued to be awarded for Non-combat action and one of these was awarded for the same Nicaraguan campaign to Marine Corporal Donald LeRoy Truesdell for non combat heroism. The Tiffany Medal was replaced with the latest modern version we see nowadays in 1942.

    Posted

    Here is an excellent thread on the USMF - Ed put a lot of effort into this.

     

    https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/265973-tiffany-cross-recipients-update-42916/#comment-2139387

     

    Bill

    There are 51 TOTAL Navy Medal of Honor recipients between 1919 and 1940 (the Tiffany Cross was first available for award in 1919).

     

    1. Badders - STAR (Confirmed)
    2. Balch - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    3. Bennett - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    4. Boone - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    5. Bradley- STAR (Confirmed)
    6. Breault- STAR (Confirmed)
    7. Button- STAR (Confirmed)
    8. Byrd - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    9. Cann - STAR (Confirmed)
    10. Cholister - STAR (Confirmed)
    11. Corry - UNKNOWN
    12. Covington - UNKNOWN
    13. Crandall - STAR (Confirmed)
    14. Cukela - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    15. Drexler - STAR (Confirmed)
    16. Eadie - STAR (Confirmed)
    17. Edwards - STAR (Confirmed)
    18. Graves - UNKNOWN
    19. Hammann - UNKNOWN
    20. Hanneken - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    21. Hayden - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    22. Hobson - STAR (Confirmed)
    23. Huber - STAR (Confirmed)
    24. Hutchins - STAR (Confirmed)
    25. Ingram - UNKNOWN
    26. Izac - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    27. Janson - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    28. Jones - STAR (Confirmed)
    29. Kelly - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    30. Kocak - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    31. Lyle - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed) 
    32. MacKinzie - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    33. Madison - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    34. McDonald - STAR (Confirmed)
    35. McGunigal - STAR (Confirmed)
    36. Mihalowski - STAR (Confirmed)
    37. Ormsbee - UNKNOWN
    38. Osborne - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    39. Petty - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    40. Pruitt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    41. Robinson - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    42. Ryan - STAR (Confirmed)
    43. Schilt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    44. Schmidt - STAR (Confirmed)
    45. Siegel - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    46. Smith, Albert - STAR (Confirmed)
    47. Stockham - ARMY MOH Awarded
    48. Sullivan - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    49. Talbot - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    50. Truesdale - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    51. Upton - STAR (Confirmed)
     
    Of these 51, the following 29 are NOT confirmed recipients of the STAR version of the MOH
     
    1. Balch - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    2. Bennett - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    3. Boone - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    4. Byrd - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    5. Corry - UNKNOWN
    6. Covington - UNKNOWN
    7. Cukela - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    8. Graves - UNKNOWN
    9. Hammann - UNKNOWN
    10. Hanneken - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    11. Hayden - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    12. Ingram - UNKNOWN
    13. Izac - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    14. Janson - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    15. Kelly - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    16. Kocak - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    17. Lyle - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed) 
    18. MacKinzie - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    19. Madison - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    20. Ormsbee - UNKNOWN
    21. Osborne - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed)
    22. Petty - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    23. Pruitt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    24. Robinson - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    25. Schilt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    26. Siegel - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    27. Sullivan - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    28. Talbot - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    29. Truesdale - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
     

    Of these 29, the following 20 are confirmed Tiffany Cross recipients (or strong evidence indicates a Tiffany Cross recipient)

     

    1. Balch - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    2. Bennett - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    3. Boone - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    4. Byrd - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    5. Cukela - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    6. Hayden - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    7. Izac - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    8. Janson - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed, strong evidence indicates)
    9. Kelly - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    10. Kocak - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed, strong evidence indicates)
    11. Lyle - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed) 
    12. Madison - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    13. Osborne - TIFFANY CROSS (NOT Confirmed, strong evidence indicates)
    14. Petty - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    15. Pruitt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    16. Robinson - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    17. Schilt - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    18. Siegel - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    19. Sullivan - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
    20. Talbot - TIFFANY CROSS (Confirmed)
     
    That leaves 9 recipients as follows:
     
    1. Corry - UNKNOWN
    2. Covington - UNKNOWN
    3. Graves - UNKNOWN
    4. Hammann - UNKNOWN
    5. Hanneken - STAR (NOT Confirmed, strong evidence indicates)
    6. Ingram - UNKNOWN
    7. MacKinzie - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
    8. Ormsbee - UNKNOWN
    9. Truesdale - STAR (NOT Confirmed)
     
    OK, that is the current status of the Tiffany Cross recipients. It was just time to update everyone.
     

     

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