The Silver Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: March 17 1969
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 Silver Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a gold star on a ribbon. The ribbon is blue, white, and red alternating stripes and is sewn onto a gold pinback. The pendant is suspended from a rectangular shaped metal loop with rounded corners that attach to the ribbon. The medal is a gold five-pointed star, with a laurel wreath encircling rays from the center. A silver star is superimposed in the center of the wreath. The back of the medal has text inscribed that reads, [FOR / GALLANTRY IN ACTION / JOHN E. / WARREN / JR.].
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: 2017.112.2.1
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: gold on metal with silk (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 7/8 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (7.3 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm)