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THE ORDERS AND MEDALS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
January-February 2011 Number 1
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Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America
Founded in 1950 by S. G. Yasinitsky
CONTENTS
FEATURE ARTICLE
Volume 62, Number 1
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2011
Glenn M. Stein: Three for Three: Receiving America’s Early
Antarctic Medals ................................................................................. 3
SELECTED ARTICLES
Barney Mattingly: Ranks on British Cavalry Medals ............................. 12
Edward J. Emering~ The New 2007 Orders and Decorations of
- the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ..................................................... 21
Doug Boyce: The Colorado Active Service Medal ................................. 29
Jeffrey B. Floyd: Colonel James M. Gillespie and the Flight of
the Robert E. Lee: The First United States Air Force
Distinguished Flying Cross ......... : ..................................................... 35
Edward J. Emering: The Medalha Solidariedade de Timor-Leste
East Timor Solidarity Medal ............................................................. 39
DEPARTMENTS
Meet the Authors ....................................................................................... 2
In the News ....................................................................................... 28, 41
Collecting 101 ......................................................................................... 34
Annual Index to the Journal (Volume 61) .............................................. 42
Secretary’s Report ................................................................................... 45
Collector’s Marketplace .......................................................................... 46
On The Cover:
The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal, 1933-1935 on the cover is just
one of the medals discussed in the feature article by Glenn M. Stein.
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The Journal of the Orders and Medals SocieO~ of America (ISSN 0025-6633) is published bi-monthly by the Orders and Medals Society of America, PO Box 198, San Ramon, CA 94583, for the benefit of its members. Membership information is available from the Secretary. The Orders and Medals Society of Arnerica is devoted to the collection, prese~wation, and dissemination of infomaation on orders, decorations, and medals. It is a nonprofit corporation chartered under the laws of California. The contribution of articles is encouraged and these should be submitted to the Editor. Reproduction of the contents of the Journal in whole or part without permission of the Orders and Medals Society of America is prohibited. © Copyright 2011 by the Orders and Medals Society of America.
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