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