The Bronze Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: March 17, 1969
name: label: Received by
content: John Earl Warren Jr., American, 1946 - 1969
label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
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 Bronze Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a bronze star on a ribbon. The ribbon is red with white edges and a blue and white stripe in the center. The ribbon is connected to a gold pinback through an opening on top of the pin. The bottom of the pin is sewn with white thread to the ribbon. The star hangs from its ribbon by a rectangular metal loop with rounded corners. The star is bronze with five points and at the center is a small silver star. The back has text in a circle that reads [HERIOC OR MERITORIOUS ACHEIVEMENT]. In the center of the circle is the awardee's name, [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: 2017.112.3.1
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: brass (alloy), bronze, metal and silk (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (7 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)