A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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... fact most of them , prob- ably were alive in 1884 , and had they all been alerted to rush through the breach that Gardiner and Reed had made , the remaining stock of about 8,300 medals would have been used up in no time , while the ...
... fact most of them , prob- ably were alive in 1884 , and had they all been alerted to rush through the breach that Gardiner and Reed had made , the remaining stock of about 8,300 medals would have been used up in no time , while the ...
Page 264
... fact that it was , in Chamberlain's words , the sole seal of honor available to both officers and enlisted men in the Army . The new legislation provided for the award of the Distinguished Ser- vice Cross for remarkable but lesser ...
... fact that it was , in Chamberlain's words , the sole seal of honor available to both officers and enlisted men in the Army . The new legislation provided for the award of the Distinguished Ser- vice Cross for remarkable but lesser ...
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... fact , the eligibility requirements have recently been somewhat enlarged to pro- vide for the responsibilities the United States has assumed in various parts of the world . An act of Congress of July 25 , 1963 , made these require ...
... fact , the eligibility requirements have recently been somewhat enlarged to pro- vide for the responsibilities the United States has assumed in various parts of the world . An act of Congress of July 25 , 1963 , made these require ...
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