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The Marine Corps Brevet Medal, also known as the Brevet Medal, was a military decoration of the United States Marine Corps; it was created in 1921 as a result of Marine Corps Order Number 26. The decoration was a one-time issuance and retroactively recognized living Marine Corps officers who had received a brevet rank .
The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in transmitting to First Lieutenant Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps, the Brevet Medal which is awarded in accordance with Marine Corps Order No. 26 (1921), for distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy while serving with the Second Battalion of Marines ...
Marine Corps Brevet Medal; Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon; Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon; Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Marine Corps Brevet Medal, also known as the “Brevet Medal”, was considered to be the equivalent of the Navy Cross, although in precedence it ranks just behind the Medal of Honor, since those receiving the award had received field commissions as Marine Corps officers, under combat conditions, and had performed feats of distinction and ...
Citation. The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in transmitting to First Lieutenant David Dixon Porter, United States Marine Corps, the Brevet Medal which is awarded in accordance with Marine Corps Order No. 26 (1921), for distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy while serving with the Second Battalion of Marines, at Novaleta, Philippine Islands, on 8 October 1899.
Citation. The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in transmitting to First Lieutenant James Edward Mahoney, United States Marine Corps, the Brevet Medal which is awarded in accordance with Marine Corps Order No. 26 (1921), for distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy while serving with Company E, First Marine (Huntington's) Battalion, at Guantanamo, Cuba, on 11 ...
Marine Corps Brevet Medal James Forney (January 17, 1844 – February 2, 1921) was an American officer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War . He was approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery but died before it could be presented.
William Nessler McKelvy Sr. (July 15, 1869 – September 22, 1933) was an American officer born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania and serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War who was one of 23 Marine Corps officers approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery.
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