slava1stclass Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 Gents, A tight little shot group with the U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal as its anchor. Regards, slava1stclass
slava1stclass Posted November 17, 2013 Author Posted November 17, 2013 Gents, A very nice close up of the Legion of Merit in its highest degree - Chief Commander - in wear. Regards, slava1stclass
NavyFCO Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 slava1stclass wrote: I have copies of General Orders giving the citations for 46 Distinguished Flying Crosses and eight Air Medals that were awarded to Soviet officers in 1944 and 1945. I do not know if that is the total number or just a part of those awarded. Gunner 1 I just ran across a list from August 1944 of 25 recipients of the DFC. These were all presented by Harriman to Molotov in Moscow on 22 August 1944. There's probably 300 names in the list...
NavyFCO Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Here's one list, this one dates from June 22, 1943...
JapanX Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Interesting that all american medals were called "orders"
NavyFCO Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Interesting that all american medals were called "orders" Yeah, I thought that was interesting too. It was a bit confusing trying to translate them at first!
slava1stclass Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 Gents, A great image of an unidentified Guards Artillery Colonel with a nice mix of top-end Soviet orders and a U.S. Army-awarded Legion of Merit in the degree of Legionnaire. Regards, slava1stclass
slava1stclass Posted April 9, 2014 Author Posted April 9, 2014 Gents, A nice example of the Legion of Merit in the degree of Commander as awarded to a HSU MSU. Regards, slava1stclass
slava1stclass Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 Gents, A nice example of the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer as awarded to a Guards Artillery Major General. Note the device (denoting the officer degree) attached to the Legion of Merit's suspension ribbon. Regards, slava1stclass
JapanX Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Slava, why these beheaded photos? What`s wrong with normal photos?
JapanX Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 He got his star #632 in summer 1941! http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=4687
slava1stclass Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 Gents, Another nice example of the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. Regards, slava1stclass
JapanX Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 Another nice example of the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. Looks very much like one in post # 189 http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2014/post-6141-0-91593600-1405946524.pnghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2014/post-6141-0-22574000-1405946531.png
slava1stclass Posted July 21, 2014 Author Posted July 21, 2014 Looks very much like one in post # 189 post-1011-0-86355200-1401576136.pngpost-1011-0-62962100-1405527172.png JapanX, Precisely. Each of the two was awarded the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. The device affixed to the medal's suspension ribbon is unique indeed. Regards, slava1stclass
slava1stclass Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 Gents, The Silver Star as awarded to Sergeant Major N. I. Zhuzhoma. He was so proud of his U.S. Army decoration that it was even sculpted into the bust on his headstone (star to the right in image). Regards, slava1stclass
slava1stclass Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) Gents, Although not the most ideal image, the Distinguished Flying Cross is clearly recognizable on this unidentified aviation HSU. Regards, slava1stclass Edited August 5, 2014 by slava1stclass
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