Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medal issued to First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1967-1974
name: label: Issued by
content: Republic of Vietnam, Vietnamese, 1955 - 1975
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 Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medal features a Celtic cross medal. The ribbon has a wide yellow stripe in the center and two wide red stripes on either edge. The pinback is missing. A large palm leaf medallion covers the top of the ribbon. The medal hangs from its ribbon by a circular metal double ended loop with a central decorative bar. The medal has a central Celtic cross with two crossed swords between the cross arms. The cross is superimposed over a wreath. The center of the cross is a circle with an image of Vietnam between two palm branches. A scroll with text is over the image of the country stating, [QUOC / GIA LAO / TUONG]. The back of the medal is a continuation of the Celtic design with the swords and wreath. The central circle is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Viet Nam, Asia
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: 2017.112.8
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: fabric and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 15/16 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (10 × 3.8 × 0.9 cm)