Volume 53, Number 6 enamels, with rampant gold lions of the House of In the News Orange in each of the four angles of the cross, which is suspended from a white silk ribbon with a narrow red The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Air Force Staff bar down each side. The cross is suspended from the Sergeant Jay Lane Jr. of Lower Allen Township has been gold Netherlands Crown, and the center features a red awarded the Gold Medal of Valor by Iceland’s Presi- cross on a disc with the words (translated) "For Merit." dent, Olafur Ragnar Gfimsson. According to an Air This award is third from the right in Figure 2. Force spokesman this is the first time that Iceland has awarded the Gold Medal. awarded Agnew, the 1916-63 version of the Dansk Rode Kors Haederstegn, which is described in Lane was one of two Air Force parajumpers who, as Jorgensen. The Greek Cross is rendered in a pewter- part of a six-man Air Force helicopter crew, pulled a like material with a white enamel disc bearing a red shipwrecked Icelandic fisherman from his ship in cross in the center and the large serif letters in caps stormy seas off the west coast of Keflavic, where the beginning with the letter "D" on the left arm and Air Force crew had been stationed. progressing clockwise to another "D" at the top, and "R" on the right arm and a "K" at the lower arm. It is In 75 m.p.h, winds, Lane decended 50 feet on a wire suspended from a red ribbon with a narrow white bar to a 10-foot by 10-foot platform on the 30-ton fishing down each side. It is the second medal from the right boat Svanborg that was wedged between two large rock in Figure 2. pinnacles below a cliff. Eythor Gardarsson, the Icelan- dic fisherman, had been holding on to the railing of the Agnew received the Order of the British Empire in 1947 ship for several hours as the bad weather had thwarted from his own government in recognition of his humane several previous rescue attempts. Gardarsson grabbed efforts. This gallant gunner is fittingly remembered onto Lane, but they became entangled in wires that Lane for his humanity and drive to save lives in the midst of had to untangle before they could be pulled to safety. chaos, death and misery. His gallantry is celebrated at The rest of the crew of the helicopter were awarded the the left side of his 13-piece group; his humanity is Silver Medal of Valor, that had not been awarded since recognized at the right. 1997.

"Unsung, the noblest deed will die." Submitted by Gerald J. Gallagher, OMSA No. 4312 Pindar

Bibliography In the News The Gazette; Journal of Queen Alexandra "s Royal Army Nurse Corps Journal, Volume 8, No. 6, 1980. The Daily Times of Wilson, North Carolina presented the story of Joseph Melvin who recently received 51 Jorgensen, Peter J, Danish Orders and Medals. , 1964 medals for his service in Vietnam from Representative Royal Artillery Regimental News, October 1951, p. 359 Howard Coble. The medals included two Purple Hearts, Leif Pahlssen, Letter, January 24, 1975. three Bronze Stars, an Army Commendation Medal and numerous Air Medals. Melvin’s most heroic action Dansk Rode Kors (Danish Red Cross), Letter, November 2, 1973. occurred on 20 December 1965 as a helicopter crew

The Flatow Collection: Orders, Decorations and Medals, chief with the 1st Aviation Brigade. Another helicop- London, 25 November 1998. Spink & Sons, Ltd., London. ter had been shot down by the Viet Cong and Melvin’s helicopter was sent to look for survivors at the crash site. The pilot and observor had been killed on impact, but Melvin and and a fellow crew member each slung Medal Quiz one of the dead men on their shoulders and ran across the rice paddies to their waiting helicopter. As they Which state had the most Purple Hearts awarded to its took off the Viet Cong fired on them, but Martin re- soldiers during WWl ? (Hint: this state also had more turned "accurate suppressive fire." men sent overseas than any other state.) Submitted by W. A. Wooding, OMSA No. 3754 The answer will appear in the January/February issue.

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The Long Service Medals of the Brewery

Gary M. Hartman, OMSA No. 4487

Yes, you read the title right. Carlsberg, Denmark’s labels, and 1000S in very small lettering below that. largest producer of beer, awards medals for long and To either side is a hops flower and the twelve- faithful service, and they are of a very high quality.

Carlsberg itself was founded on November 10, 1847 by brewer J. C. Jacobsen, who named it after his son Carl, who at the time was five years old. Carl later studied both at home and abroad, and in 1881, after a bit of an argument with Dad, formed the New Carlsberg Brewery. The two were eventually merged into Carlsberg Breweries in 1906. They took over Denmark’s second largest brewery, Tuborg, in 1970 under the name United Breweries, but the name change didn’t last very long and the operation today (and for many years has been) under the name Carlsberg A/S. In 1876 J. C. Jacobsen established the , which assumed ownership of the Old Carlsberg Brewery in 1888. The purposes of the Foundation were originally to extend free research in the , to promote the basic sciences, and to develop the Museum of National History at Fredericksborg Castle. Carl was as interested in art as his father was in science, and in 1902 he donated the New Carlsberg Brewery to the Foundation. He also established the New Carlsberg Foundation to support art, including the New Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen. This museum has one of the finest collections of classic and modern art in Europe. When Carlsberg took over Tuborg in 1970, the Carlsberg Figure 1: Obverse of the original design. Foundation acquired the controlling interest in the newly established United Breweries. Today, under the pointed star trademark of Carlsberg. The reverse name Carlsberg A/S, the income of the Foundation (i.e., (Figure 2) had a bust of with the date the profits on the production of beer and soda) continue 1881 above it. Below is Carlsberg’s motto, to be devoted to the support of science and the arts. LABOREMUS PRO PATRIA. A similar design of hops flowers and the twelve pointed star appear to In 1935 the brewery decided to establish a silver medal either side, but in this case in the center of the star to recognize 25 years of service to the brewery and a appears New Carlsberg’s distinctive former emblem, gold medal for 50 years. Since then, there have been the swastika.2 Approximately 600 of these medals were four varieties of the 25-year medal and two of the struck, and awarded between 1935 and 1940. 50-year medal. Just before the German invasion and occupation of The original 25-year medal was 37 millimeters in Denmark on April 9, 1940, a second batch of 25-year diameter, weighed 18 grams, and was struck in 1000 medals was ordered to a new design. This had on the fine silver. Worn from a red/white/red ribbon,~ it had obverse the conjoined busts of J. C. and Carl on the obverse (Figure 1) a bust of J. C. Jacobsen. Jacobsen. The lettering above the bust was J. C. OG Above this was the date 1847, below the word CARL and below JACOBSEN. The outside edge of CARLSBERG in the type of script used on the beer this medal, which was 34 millimeters in diameter, was 27 Volume 53, Number 6 made up of a wreath of hops flowers. The reverse used In 1947 Carlsberg had the fourth type of 25-year medal the same border as the obverse, and had the four line struck, again in silver. These were almost identical inscription FOR TROFAST TJENSTE CARLSBERG with the second issue, with three exceptions. The (For Faithful Service Carlsberg), again with the word ribbon was changed to red with two white stripes at CARLSBERG using their trademark each edge,3 although no change was made to the obverse

Figure 3: Obverse of the fourth type. Figure 2: Reverse of the original design.

design (Figure 3) of the medal itself. The reverse design script. Above the inscription was the twelve-pointed star and below was a swastika. Below this in very small (Figure 4) was changed by finally replacing the swastika with a second twelve-pointed star. The final numbers was the figure 830, indicating that these change was a slight reduction in weight to 22 grams. medals were struck in 830 fine silver. These medals To date, approximately 2,000 of these pieces have been weighed 23 grams and had a diameter of 39 millimeters. struck. The same ribbon as the previous medal was used, and approximately 500 pieces were struck. The gold medals for 50 years service are of course much rarer, and the author does not have any in his collection. In July 1945 it was necessary to strike additional There were two types, both weighing 14 grams and medals, but funds for a silver medal weren’t available. struck in 18 karat gold, with a diameter of 29 The company had 150 medals struck which were millimeters. The obverse design had the conjoined identical to the previous issue (including the swastika), but in zinc. The company promised at the time that busts of J. C. and Carl Jacobsen (the same as that used on the second, third, and fourth type 25 year medals) these medals could eventually be replaced by silver ones, and this pledge was redeemed in August 1947. on a plaque. Above the plaque was the inscription J. C. OG CARL and below JACOBSEN. The reverse The ribbon on these medals was the same as that on design was also similar to the second, third and fourth the previous issues. types of silver medals, having the four-line inscription

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