National Defense Service medal issued to First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1969-1974
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: John Earl Warren Jr., American, 1946 - 1969
notes: label: Caption
content: 1st Lt. John Earl Warren Jr. served in C Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on January 14, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam. Warren led his platoon on a patrol through a rubber plantation. After coming under heavy enemy fire, he led several of his men toward the fire. An enemy grenade landed in the midst of his team, just as Warren was preparing to throw his own. He fell on the enemy grenade and saved three lives.
label: Description
content: The National Defense Service medal issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a rounded bronze medal. The ribbon is red with a wide yellow stripe in the center with a white, blue, white stripe on either side of the yellow. The ribbon is embedded in the upraised edges of the gold pinback. The pinback has text on the back that reads, [CN-GI]. The medal hangs from its ribbon by a circular metal loop. The front of the medal has an image of a bald eagle, standing on a sword and palm. Above this, in a semicircle, is the inscription [NATIONAL DEFENCE]. The back of the medal has an image of the shield on the United States coat of arms. Underneath is a wreath made up of oak and laurel leaves.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gloria Warren-Baskin, sister of Lt. John E. Warren, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.112.6
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze, silk (textile) and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 13/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.2 × 3.6 × 0.6 cm)