Several Decorations Listed in Figure 1 Were Awarded to Members of Special Units

Several decorations listed in Figure 1 were awarded to members of special units. Except for the posthumous award to Corporal Denbury, "the London Gazette" does not name these individuals. In addition, no citation is listed for any of these awards. Figure 3 summarizes orders and decorations awarded to special units.

Special Boat Service. i Special Air Special Forces, Decoration Royal Marines Service Group Royai Air Force Distingulshed ,qervlce Order I Order or’ the Br~tish Empire OBE MBE Military Cros#

Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal 7 Distinguished !~lying Medal l Brltish Empire Medal Men,;ion in Dispatches i TOTALS I u Includes one MiD to the Special Forces, Royal Navy

Figure 3. Orders and Decorations awarded to Special Units.

Members of the British Commonwealth who participated in the war with Iraq received the Gulf Medal. Two attachments may be awarded with this medal: "2 August 1990" bar, and "16 JAN TO 28 FEB 1991" bar. The Gazette does not state how many citizens of the British Commonwealth qualified for the Gulf Medal. How- ever, Charles P. McDowell and William C. Williams estimate in the October 1991 issue of "The Medal Collector" that approximately 65,000-70,000 medal will be awarded, 45,000 with a bar.

The first Gulf Medal available for sale was auctioned at Wallis & Wallis on 5 May 1992. The gavel price for this Gulf Medal with "16 JAN TO 28 FEB 1991" bar to Pte. J. A. Middleton, RAMC was 260 pounds (about $480). To the gavel price must be added a 10% auction fee. The cost of the Gulf Meda~ should remain high for severa~ years, until considerably more enter the market.

I have observed South Atlantic Medals (for the Falkland Islands campaign) priced between $185 to $475, depending on the recipient’s unit, rank, etc. South Atlantic Medals to KIA’s and SAS units can be significantly higher. There were approximately 30,000 South Atlantic Medals issued. However, the demand for the Gulf Medal should be higher since this medal appeals to both British Campaign and Gulf War collectors. Therefore, it seems reasonable to estimate that the price of a Gulf War Medal may eventually be slightly lower than the South Atlantic Medal. The whims of the market may drastically change this estimate.

34 SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR JUNE 1992

The following have applied for membership in our Society. If no proper written objection to such membership is received from any member in good standing within sixty (60) days from publication, the applicant shall accordingly be admitted to membership (Article Ill, Section 3 or the OMSA Constitution, and Article III, Section 2 ofthe OMSA By-Laws). The collecting inter- ests of each new member will be listed following the address.

NEW MEMBERS

#5445 Michael Debkevic (President), P.O. Box 213, Palisades, NY 10964-0213 #5446 Edmond B. Bradford, Jr. (Wilkinson #549), 4513 S. Oak Drive, Q 72, Tampa, FL 33611 (Gallantry groups, esp. Korean War) #5447 Efrim Shargorodsky (Topel #3934), 40 Iron Rock Court, Holland, PA 18966 (Imp. Russia) #5448 Thomas J. Leithauser (Secretary), 7 Carson Street, Bethpage, NY 11714 (US) #5449 Patrick A. Pope (Halpin #1008); 46 Armour Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 (Imp. Germany & Nazi) #5450 Robert H. Fass (Ely #3507), 83 Hubbard Avenue, S. Freeport, NY 11520 (Worldwide) #5451 Thomas E. Clark (Gleim #1724), Lake Central High School, 8400 Wicker Avenue, St. John, IN 46373 (US, Germany, Britain & Lake County [IN] KIA) #5452 Don M. Mcllhenny (Yasinitsky #1/HM #7), 3153K Anchorway Court, Falls Church, VA 22042 (Germany) #5453 Arnold H. Steffny (Wilsinson #549), 6610A 4th Street, N. St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (WW II US & Germany) #5454 Robert E. Gamble (Garrison #1696/LM #23), 3501 Scadlock Lane, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (Britain) #5455 Ralph E. McLean (Sceretary), 91 Southwalk Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2N 1M6 (Canada, Britain, US named gallantry & medals & research to animals) #5456 John B. Murphy (Hill #5196), Flat 3,375 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England #5457 Stephen Newman (Hill #5196), 1 Seldon Close, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England (WW I) #5458 Len Plotkin (Secretary), 4007 Oil Creek Drive, lndianapolic, IN 46268-1755 (Imp. Russia & USSR) #5459 Slava Gosh (Secretary), 110-20 71 Road Penthouse 7, Forest Hills, NY 11375 (Imp. Russia & Soviet) #5460 LtCol Garth R. S. Husk (Haskin #3344), Box 116 Westport, Ontario, Canada KOG 1XC (Commonwealth, US, Nazi & ribbons worldwide) #5461 Keith C. Moran (Secretary), 320 Park, Joplin, MO 64801 (WW II DFC’s, AM’s, SS’s, & PH’s) #5462 David L. Riley (Secretary), Bellaire Farm, 3700 Bradshaw Pike, Hopkinsville, KY 42240

35 SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR JUNE 1992 (Continued)

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

#2571 Dale M. Berg, HHD, 70th Trans Bn, Unit #29719, Box 95, APO AE 09028 #5377 Sandra W. Cooper, P.O. Box 1718, Red Lodge, MY 59068 #5379 David Drake-Bockman, 112 Beckets Park Drive, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3PL, England #5370 Richard A. Fikentscher, 2862 Gaul Street, Philadelphis, PA 19134 #3991 William A. Jordan, 7430 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 22513, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 #5375 David J. Moore, 125 Kings Glen Trail, Hot Springs, AR 71913 #2585 Charles N. Suggs, 502 Flower Lane Drive, Estill Springs, TN 37330 #5279 F. W. Tate, 1305 Elsinore Avenue, McLean, VA 22102 #1860 Jack T. Tomarchio, 4103 Meadow Lane, Newton Square, PA 19073 #5236 Mikhail Zinger, P. O. Box 950, New York, NY 10272 CORRECTION

#1385 Robert E. Ruckman, 5055 South Chesterfield Road, Arlington, VA 22206

Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. LELLE, Secretary

SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR JULY 1992

The following have applied for membership in our Society. If no proper written objection to such membership is received from any member in good standing within sixty (60) days from publication, the applicant shall accordingly be admitted to membership (Article I11, Section 3 or the OMSA Constitution, and Article III, Section 2 of the OMSA By-Laws). The collecting inter- ests of each new member will be listed following the address.

NEW MEMBERS #5463 R. D. McGrath (Secretary), Box 142, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (General) #5464 Dr. Trevor C. Sorensen (Secretary), P.O. Box 705, Alexandria, VA 22313 (General) #5465 Stephane A. de la Torre (Goulet #4655), 951 So. Tremaine Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019 (US & Allies, WWI and WW II) #5466 Delbert A. Start (Hamelman #1565), P.O. Box 505, Sparta, WI 54656-0505 (France, lst/2nd Empire & German States) #5467 Bruce R. Frederick (O’Connell #1565), 195 Highland Street, Hudson, NH 03051 (US) #5468 Malcolm R. Gordon (President), P.O. Box 4, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 2BQ, England #5469 Vladimir M. Gorokhovsky (Secretary), 2492 N. Murray Avenue, #110, Milwaukee, Wl 53211 (Soviet) #5470 Robert L. Schofield (Reynolds #1376), 244 Buna Road, Fort Ord, CA 93941 (Franco-Prussian & WWI) #5471 George W. Ayers (Brenner #3095), 24 Cedar Lane, Newport News, VA 23601 (US)