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F Heroismp by AE Dubois National Geographic Ma Senate Doc~ G.P.O., 1964. 2. 1896-1904 Style ribbon: Plate V (C)~l~he heraldry ~f heroismp by A.E. DuBois National Geographic Magazine, Oct. 1943. Plat~-~~, by B.L. Belden, 1916 [Flayderman reprint, 1962]. Plate 8 after p.84 in A shower of stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966. Page 5, Medal of Hone~ recipients, 1863-1963. U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964. 3. 1904 style medal on breast ribbon without cravat: Page 504 (C), The romance of military insignia, by R.E. Wyllie, National Geographic Magazine, Dec., 1919. Plate V (C), The heraldry of heroism, by A.E. DuBois, National Geographic Magazine~ Oct. 1943. Plate III, U.S. War Medals, by B.L. Belden, 1916 [Flayderman reprint, 1962]. Plate 8 after p.84, A shower ok stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966. Page 5, Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1963, U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.Oo,1964. 4. 1904 style on suspension ribbon hanging from cravat: Picture labelled 1904 on Plate facing p.9, The Medal of Honor of the United States Army. G.P.O., 1948 5. 1904 style on cravat but without Pillow or Pad of stars: Page 60 (C) showinB Lindbergh’s award, in We the People - The story of the United States capitol, by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Published by the National Geographic Society, 1962. 6. 1944 style medal with soft six-sided pad cravat: Page 21 (C) Insignia ~nd decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces, by G. Grosvener, et al., National Geographic Society, 1944. Page 51, The Officer’s Guide. 8th edition. [Harrisburg, Pa.] Military Publishing Company, 1942. 7. 1944 style medal on the Post ~g~2 type 8-sided hard Pad cravat: Frontispiece (C), The Medal of Honor of the United States Army, Department of the Army, G.P.O., 1948. Page ~, Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps~ 1861-1955, by J. Blakney, 1957. Plate 9 after p.84, ~ shower of stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966. Page 5, Medal of Honor recip- ients , U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964. It should be noted that this style is the current Army pattern of the medal and cravat. U.S. NAVY - ~IARINE CORPS - COAST GUARD STYLE MEDALS OF HONOR i. Civil War (Fouled anchor suspension): Plate facing p. i (c), Medal of Honor, 1861-1949. The Navy., G.P.O., 1949; Plate II. U.S. War Medals. by B.L. Belden, 1916 (Flayderman reprint, 1962); Plate 6 following page 84, A shower of stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966; page 3, Medal o__fHonor recipients~ 1863-1963. U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964. 2. 1896 Type ribbon (Unfouled anchor): Frontispiece following title, Deeds of valor, Vol. I, by W.F. Be~er & O.F. Keydel, 1906. 3. Straight suspended breast ribbon, 1904 style (blue with stars): Plate II, U.S. War Medals, by B.L. Belden, 1916 (Flayderman reprint, 1962); plate 8 after page 84, A shower of stars, by JoJ. Pullen~ 1966. 4. Pre-World War I style suspension (cravat without pad): Page 504 (C), Th__e romance of military insignia, by R.E. Wyllie. National Geographic Magazine, Dec., 1919; plate VI (C), The heraldry o__fheroism, by A.E. DuBois, National Geographic Magazine, Oct., 1943. 5. Second World War I Type (Tiffany "Gold" style): Plate facing page i (C), Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, Th__e NavY. G.P.O., 1949; page 248, The Naval Officer’s Guide, by A.A. Ageton, 1944; p. 508 (C), The romance of military insignia, by R.E. Wyllie. National Geographic Magazine, Dec., 1919; Plate VI (C), The heraldry of heroism, by A.E. du Bois, National Geographic Magazine, Oct. 1943; plate 8 follow- ing p. 84, in A shower o__fstars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966; page ii, Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps, 1861____-1955, by J. Blakney, 1957; page 3, Meda! of Honor recipients, 1863-1963, U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964. 6. World War II style (four-sided pad cravat): Plate facing page 1 (C), Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, Th__eNavy, G.P.O., 1949; plate facing p.62 (C), U.S. Marine Corps biographical dictionary, by K. Schuon, 1963; page 248, The Naval Officer’s guide, by A.A. Ageton, 1944; page ~, Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps, 1861-1955, by J. Blakney, 1957; page 3, Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1963. U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964 7. Soft six-sided pad cravat (late WW2 style): Page 22(C),,Insignia and decora- tions o__f th___~_eU.._~S, armed forces, by G. Grosvenor et al., National Geographic Magazine, 1944. 8. 1963 style hard 8-sided pad cravat: Plate 9 following p.84, A shower of stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966; page 3, Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1963. U.S. Senate Dec., G.P.O., 1964. This is the latest United States Navy and Marine Corps variety. 31 U,S. AIR FORCE ~DAL OF HONOR i. First Minting and suspension (current style): Plate i0 following p.84~ A shower of stars, by J.J. Pullen, 1966. THE MEDAL OF HONOR - RESEARCH UNCOVERS ANOTHER NEGRO RECIPIENT by Rudolf J. Friederich, Associate Editor As of December i0, 1968, the Medal of Honor has been awarded to negro personnel fifty times since its inception in 1863. This subject is well covered in the book, Negro~__~edal of Honor Men by Irvin H. Lee, published in New York by Dodd, Mead & Co., 1967. The author, however, omitted from his list of 41 names that of Sgt, Thomas Shaw. Medal of Honor ~ecipients, 1863-1963, and The Medal ofHono~, U.S. Ar~, 1949 both list the 8th United States Cavalry es the organization of Sergeant Shaw. The Adjutant Genera!’s lists of 1897 and 1904, list the organization as the 9th U.S. Cavalry, a regiment composed entirely of colored enlisted personnel. P~ecords in- dicate that the 9th Cavalry was participating in actions at the place and date of the Shaw citation, during the Indian Wars in 1881. Freedom’s Foundations at Valley Forge, in a report by Tom Davies dated Septem- ber, 1965 also includes Shaw’s name. This survey of pre-1918 negro awardees lists 40 men, apparently omitting two negro recipients cited in Lee’s book. These were Edward L. Baker and George H. Wanton, both soldiers in the Spanish-American War. The 41 name list found in John W. Cromwell, The NesroinAmerican history, Washington, D.C., 1914 is said to contain the name of Seaman Clement Dees, U.S.S. Pontoosuc. Davies’ report omitted Dees’ name. There is no evidence that Dees earned the Medal of Honor.* Davies cites this onmlission from the Cro~¢ell list which he used as a basis. Since Davies used the Cromwell list, it may be reasoned that Crom- well also did not include the Baker and Wanton awards. The Cromwell list was dis- cussed several times in Army Times including December 28~ 1966 issue. [See The Medal Collector, December 1967] The following list is the most complete listing of recipients known to be negroes by race. CIVIL WAR (Both services) - 20 Awardees i. Pvt William H. Barnes 16. Pvt Charles Veal 2. ist sgt Powhatan Beaty 3. ist sgt James H. Bronson 17. Landsman Aaron Anderson 4. Sgt William H. Carney 18. Landsman Robert Blake 5. Sgt Decatur Dorsey 19. Landsman John Lawson 6~ Sgt maj Christian A. Fleetwood 20. Seaman Joachim Pease 7. Pvt James Gardiner 8. Sgt James H. Harris 9. Sgt maj Thomas Hawkins i0. Sgt Alfred B. Hilton ii. Sgt maj Milton M. Holland 12. Cpl Miles James 13. Ist sgt Alexander Kelly 14. ist sgt Robert Pinn 15. ist sgt Edward Ratcliff INDIAN WARS Army 14 Awardees 21. Sgt Thomas Boyne 28. Sgt William McBryar 22. Sgt Benjamin Brown 29. Sgt Thomas Shaw 23. Sgt John Denny 30. Sgt Emanuel Stance 24. Cpl Clinton Greaves 31. Pvt Augustus Walley 25. Sgt Henry Johnson 32, ist sgt Moses Williams 26. Sgt George Jordan 33. Cpl William O. Wilson 27. Cpl Islah Mays 34. Sgt Brent Woods NAVY INTERIM, 1871-1898 2 Awardees 35. Ship’s Cook Daniel Atkins 36. Seaman Joseph B. Noll SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (Both services) 6 Awardees 37. Sgt maj Edward L. Baker 38. Sgt Dennis Bell 39. Pvt Fitz Lee 40. Sgt William H. Tompkins 41. Pvt George H. Wanton 42. Fireman Robert Penn * A New York Times article, February 7, 1898, lists an unclaimed medal for Clement Dees being held by the U.S. Navy stating that it was forfeited due to his desertion from the U.S.S. Ohio on Feb .... y 18, 1866: ~ may b ..... luded that the "m~l"ir~-of ferred to was the Medal of Honor. The artlc±= cites the ship Pontoosuc as s’t his action, KOREAN WAR (Army) 2 Awardees 43. Sgt Cornelius Ho Charlton 44. Pfc William Thompson VIETNAM WAR (Army and Marine Corps) 6 Awardees 45. Sp5 Lawrence Joel 46. Sp5 Dwight H. Johnson 47. Sgt Donald Ro Long 48. Pfc Milton Olive III 49. CPT Riley L. Pitts 50. Pfc James Anderson, Jr. USMC Summary by Braneh of Service Army 42 Nav~ 7 Marine Corps 1 WHAT WAS IT ISSUED FOR? Egyptian Badge identified. Submitted by Jeffrey R. Jacobs, OMSA #1364 First mentioned in the December 1967 issue of the journal. From the Kai Meyer Collection BADGE OF OFFICE OF A JUDGE KINGDOM OF EGYPT FROM THE REIGN OF KING FUAD. FOUNDED IN 1909. INSCRIBED, "JUSTICE T~ FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM" .
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