RECORD OF
MEDALS OF HONOR
ISSUED TO THE
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN
OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AND COAST GUARD
1862-1923
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1924
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ROLL OF HONOR
BEING A RECORD OF THE MEDALS OF HONOR ISSUED TO THE OFFICERS ANDENLISTED MEN OF THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD, UNDERAUTHORITY OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR DEEDS OF GALLANTRYAND HEROISM IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE
¶ This record of the personnel who have shed luster upon the serviceby upholding the honor of the flag in storm and battle, by theirdevotion to the country and to each other, and by their unselfishnessin risking their own lives to save others, is especially commended tothe rising generation of American seamen, that they may emulate thedeeds of their heroic predecessors, and maintain that high standard ofgallantry which has always characterized the personnel of the UnitedStates naval service.
PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF NAVIGATION
NAVY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 1, 1924
W. R. SHOEMAKER
Chief of Bureau
MEDAL OF HONOR.
The original medal of honor was designed during the Civil War by A. C.Paquet. The medal proper, a bronze five-pointed star bearing astar-rimmed medallion of Minerva driving before her shield the figureof Discord, was suspended by an anchor from the bottom buckle of aribbon having a blue band over thirteen vertical stripes of red andwhite. This ribbon was attached at top and bottom to buckles of bronze,the bottom buckle bearing a star.
Medal and ribbon were worn on the left breast until 1913. In that yearthe medal was placed in its present distinctive position at the neck ofthe wearer, being detached from its original ribbon and worn as apendant from a ribbon band woven through the anchor ring. The ribbonband, which is of light blue with a cluster of thirteen small stars, isworn around the neck.
The second medal of honor, added in 1919, is from the design of Tiffany& Co., of New York. The medal, which is of gold, is in the form of across superimposed upon a wreath of leaves. The center of the crossbears the arms of the United States, framed by the inscription "UnitedStates Navy, 1917-1918," and each arm of cross contains an anchor.
The new medal of honor is suspended from a ribbon consisting of atriple chevron of thirteen white stars on a light blue field, the starat point of chevron being uppermost. At the crest of this ribbon is abar which bears the single word "Valour." The new medal of honor isalso worn at the neck as a pendant, but in contrast to the old medal,which is suspended direct from the ribbon band worn around the neck,the new medal is suspended from the band by means of its ribbon.
The service ribbon bar worn in lieu of either medal of honor is lightblue and bears a cluster of white stars.