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The Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery was instituted in 2019 in the United States by Robin Hutton and Mari Lou Livingood to honor the work of American animals in war and peace. The medal was created to be the American equivalent of the Dickin Medal , awarded in the UK for any animal displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty ...
Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [6] In all some 125 men received the Medal for their actions in World War I (34 of them posthumously): 92 from the Army, to include 4 from the Air Service, 21 from the Navy (including 10 who received the Medal of non-combat actions), and 8 from the Marine Corps.
The Victory Medal was originally intended to be established by an act of Congress. The bill authorizing the medal never passed, however, thus leaving the military departments to establish it through general orders. The War Department published orders in April 1919, and the Navy in June of the same year. [1]
Warrior was honoured on 2 September 2014, [9] a posthumous honorary award to commemorate the contributions of all animals during the First World War. The medal, the 66th awarded, was presented to Seely's grandson, Brough Scott, a horse racing broadcaster. [9] Warrior survived the war, dying in 1941 at the age of 33.
The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion , bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath , carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue. [ 1 ]
He also received a gold medal from the Organized Bodies of American Racing Pigeon Fanciers in recognition of his service during World War I. [13] In November 2019, he became the second recipient of the Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery , bestowed posthumously at a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
Campaign medals and other military awards and decorations issue exclusively for World War I Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interallied Victory Medal of WWI (France) . Pages in category "Interallied Victory Medals of World War I"
Pages in category "World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 121 pages are in this category, out of 121 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .