US Medals on Foreign uniforms

[easterneagle87]

I thought I'd start a topic and see what came from it. I'm a fan of US service members being awarded medals from their sister services. AND .. There have been separate posts of other nations being presented US medals.  We've seen Netherlands, UK, France racks with US awards. How about some pictures of Foreign nations wearing US awards. Here is one from the US Militaria Form of French Brigadier General Jean-Pierre Fagué, currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General - Readiness of the United States 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, wearing a US Army Commendation on his rack. Bottom left in the photo.

[easterneagle87]

Expanding on this thread. Here are some "re-captured images of US awards on Dutch/Netherlands ribbon bars from the Dutch medals and orders page.  

[Brig]

Always been interested in this topic. We see foreign awards on US stacks all the time in the hobby, but much less the other way around. Here are a few...

 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as worn by a Norwegian recipient...

 

Afghanistan Campaign Medal being worn by the head of Norwegian Special Forces, Torgeir Gråtrud...

 

Sven Harald Halvorsen wearing the Army Commendation Medal awarded for the attack on MFO HQ in Sinai, Egypt in 2012

A German award bar with Joint Service Achievement Medal

[easterneagle87]

AWESOME!!! Great to see these! Thanks!

[ScottG]

Well, I couldn't find a photo of him wearing the medal, but here is a newspaper clipping of the awarding of it and a photo of him earning it.

 

CPL Leslie "Bull" Allen 2/5 Infantry Battalion, Australian Army in New Guinea. Allen received the Silver Star for carrying at least 12 wounded US troops down from Mount Tambu. It is the highest award for valor the US can bestow on a foreign national.              Scott

 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56377324

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/2JVjFL8cuQ79Cd8QA

 

 

 

[Brig]

Decent list of foreign recipients of US valor awards and unit citations here... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-U.S._recipients_of_U.S._gallantry_awards

[Brig]

Very interesting bar with a US Legion of Merit awarded to a former enemy soldier, worn at the end of his rack of 1957 regulation ribbons...I've seen a few occasions over the years of the LOM being awarded to former Wehrmacht troops and it's always interesting to see that once upon a time we were able to reconcile with our enemies when hostilities ended

[Hermann]

The medals of Dutch Major-General Christan, who commanded the Dutch Korea batalion in 1952.

 

[Brig]

Meritorious Service Medal awarded 6 Jan 2023 to Colonel Rikiya Kondo (Ret) of the Japanese Defense Force

[Brig]

A few that were posted over on GMIC with US awards on the bars...

 

 

[easterneagle87]

Cruising YouTube and came across this Post WW2 video. this Russian officer caught my eye. US DSC and LOM!  He is also wearing the Hero of the Soviet Union. I'm sure he's ID'able - so who is he? 

[Gunner87]

23 hours ago, easterneagle87 said:

Cruising YouTube and came across this Post WW2 video. this Russian officer caught my eye. US DSC and LOM!  He is also wearing the Hero of the Soviet Union. I'm sure he's ID'able - so who is he? 

 Hi easterneagle.

 

This is Colonel General Gleb Vladimirovich Baklanov 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleb_Baklanov

 

regards

 

Gunner

[easterneagle87]

French general, Brig. Gen Louis Merlin, 1945, CHIEF SIGNAL INSPECTOR wearing the US Legion of Honor in OFFICER grade.

 

 

[patches]

On 12/19/2023 at 4:26 PM, Gunner87 said:

 Hi easterneagle.

 

This is Colonel General Gleb Vladimirovich Baklanov 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleb_Baklanov

 

regards

 

Gunner

Here's his Citation for the DSC, his LOM oddly is not listed, makes me curios now on how many allied officers received the U.S. Distinguished Service Cross.

 

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/22839

[easterneagle87]

A posting from Pintrest, obviously an Australian with Vietnam service. VC and a US Silver Star with Vietnamese awards. 

 

 

[easterneagle87]

US Bronze Star on First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key, KCB, CBE & ADC

[easterneagle87]

Saw this rack on Pintrest as well! VC and US DSC and Silver Star. Trying to find out who this stud was/is. 

 

 

Another shot from Pinterest. Any idea who this guy might be? A VC and a US DSC. WW2 and Korea War service.  

 

Finding more...

 

Royal Marine with a US Bronze Star. 

 

French Legionnaire? with US Navy Commendation Medal, OR Ex-US Service person serving in the French Army.

 

 

Another French soldier with a US Army Achievement Medal. 

 

 

 

Medals of RAF Ace Billy Drake with US DFC

 

[easterneagle87]

Not the clearest of pictures, but here's a shot off of Pintrest showing an (what I think is an Australian) ribbon bar with a US Bronze Star within. 

 

 

[AustinO]

On 12/18/2023 at 3:32 PM, easterneagle87 said:

Cruising YouTube and came across this Post WW2 video. this Russian officer caught my eye. US DSC and LOM!  He is also wearing the Hero of the Soviet Union. I'm sure he's ID'able - so who is he? 

I went down the Soviet rabbit hole just now.  The man holding the standard to his right is Aleksandr Pokryshkin, one of the highest scoring Soviet aces (65).  Hidden by Baklanov's elbow is a US Distinguished Service Medal he received . Pokryshkin received three Hero of the Soviet Union medals. 

[Kia kaha]

On 11/6/2024 at 7:21 PM, easterneagle87 said:

A posting from Pintrest, obviously an Australian with Vietnam service. VC and a US Silver Star with Vietnamese awards. 

 

 

This group of medals was awarded to Kevin Wheatley known as Dasher 

 

On 11/19/2024 at 12:32 PM, easterneagle87 said:

Saw this rack on Pintrest as well! VC and US DSC and Silver Star. Trying to find out who this stud was/is. 

 

 

Another shot from Pinterest. Any idea who this guy might be? A VC and a US DSC. WW2 and Korea War service.  

 

Finding more...

 

Royal Marine with a US Bronze Star. 

 

French Legionnaire? with US Navy Commendation Medal, OR Ex-US Service person serving in the French Army.

 

 

 

Another French soldier with a US Army Achievement Medal. 

 

 

 

Medals of RAF Ace Billy Drake with US DFC

 

The group at the top is to Keith Payne

 

the next one down maybe Kenneth Muir ? although these groups differ slightly 

[easterneagle87]

This shirt, Australian SAS, posted by Yannis in forum: Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) Khaki polyester shirts.

 

Shirt has a US Joint Meritorious Service Medal, bottom row - second from left. And to the right of that, not necessarily a US medal, The Multinational Force and Observers International Peacekeeping Force Medal

 

 

 

 

[Yannis]

Easterneagle87 congrats on this great topic!! Very well done!

My small contribution to your topic 

 

Royal Hellenic Air Force

A group of 10 awards for World War II, the Greek Civil War and the Korean War to a Greek Pilot.

i) Royal Order of Phoenix Silver Cross

ii) Flying Cross 1945 – awarded in 1949 for the Greek Civil War

iii) War Cross 1940 3rd Class

iv) Medal “For Outstanding Acts” 1940

v) Medal “For Military Merit, 4th Class”

vi) Commemorative Medal for the War 1940-41 (Greek-Italian 1940 -1941 and Greek-German 1941 campaigns) 

vii) Commemorative Medal for the War 1941-45 (North Africa campaign) 

viii) South Korean Order of Military Merit 3rd Class (Chungmu) [Numbered]

ix) USA Air Medal [Named]

x) United Nations “Korea” Service Medal - Greek Issue

[easterneagle87]

15 hours ago, Yannis said:

Easterneagle87 congrats on this great topic!! Very well done!

My small contribution to your topic 

 

Royal Hellenic Air Force

A group of 10 awards for World War II, the Greek Civil War and the Korean War to a Greek Pilot.

i) Royal Order of Phoenix Silver Cross

ii) Flying Cross 1945 – awarded in 1949 for the Greek Civil War

iii) War Cross 1940 3rd Class

iv) Medal “For Outstanding Acts” 1940

v) Medal “For Military Merit, 4th Class”

vi) Commemorative Medal for the War 1940-41 (Greek-Italian 1940 -1941 and Greek-German 1941 campaigns) 

vii) Commemorative Medal for the War 1941-45 (North Africa campaign) 

viii) South Korean Order of Military Merit 3rd Class (Chungmu) [Numbered]

ix) USA Air Medal [Named]

x) United Nations “Korea” Service Medal - Greek Issue

 

Beautiful! Thanks for chiming in!

[Yannis]

You are welcome! I have one more Greek group for the Korean War with the US "Korea Service" medal (including Greek and US SSIs and dog tags); I will post it here when I dig it out. 

[easterneagle87]

Here's an interesting bar I saw. I believe these are Belgium awards with a US Bronze Star.