US Army Chaplains Medal Four Chaplans Neck Medal

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US Army Chaplains Medal Four Chaplans Neck Medal. Super rare medal. Only awarde to chaplains under the following conditions. Medal is mint comes in a case that is NOT ORIGINAL TO THE MEDAL.
The
Four Chaplains' Medal
, not to be confused with the
The Four Chaplains Medal
, a regimental award for excellence in service for an achievement being named in the honor of the former, was a decoration approved by an
Act of Congress
on July 14, 1960 (P.L. 86-656, 74 Stat. 521).
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The decoration recognizes the heroic actions of four
Army Chaplains
during World War II.
Four Chaplains' Medal
TypeMilitary MedalAwarded forExtraordinary HeroismCountry
United States of America
Presented by
Secretary of the Army
86th United States Congress
StatusInactiveEstablishedJuly 14, 1960First awardedJanuary 18, 1961Last awardedJanuary 18, 1961Awarded to
George L. Fox
Alexander D. Goode
Clark V. Poling
John P. Washington
Total4 (posthumously)
The statute awarding the medal is listed as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authorized to award posthumously appropriate medals and certificates to Chaplain George L. Fox of Gilman, Vermont; Chaplain Alexander D. Goode of Washington, District of Columbia; Chaplain Clark V. Poling of Schenectady, New York; and Chaplain John P. Washington of Arlington, New Jersey, in recognition of the extraordinary heroism displayed by them when they sacrificed their lives in the sinking of the troop transport
Dorchester
in the North Atlantic in 1943 by giving up their life preservers to other men aboard such transport. The medals and certificates authorized by this Act shall be in such form and of such design as shall be prescribed by the President, and shall be awarded to such representatives of the aforementioned chaplains as the President may designate.
Also known as the
Chaplain's Medal of Honor
and the
Chaplain's Medal for Heroism
, its design commemorates the actions of the
Four Chaplains
who gave their lives in the line of duty on February 3, 1943. The medal was designed by
Thomas Hudson Jones
(1892–1969) of the
United States Army Institute of Heraldry
. It was presented posthumously to their next of kin by
Secretary of the Army
Wilber M. Brucker
at
Fort Myer
, Virginia, on January 18, 1961.
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