Navy Medals of 1812
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:11 pmI recently found a medal from 1812 that was earned by (I think) my great great great grandfather. The name on the back reads "William Claude FitzPatrick".
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:11 pmRe: Navy Medals of 1812
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:38 pmNot much on Military ranks and know how but that looks a lot like the navy Cross.
Re: Navy Medals of 1812
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:13 pm
War of 1812 service medal - The ribbon is throwing me off. This may be a posthumous award?
Re: Navy Medals of 1812
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:18 pmIt resembles a navy cross but if that were the case, trust me your family would know about it, the only higher ranking award in the Navy/Marine Corps is the Medal of Honor.
1812 service medal looks about right though. That's an awesome piece of history you found there!!!! I love military history and if I got my hands on something like that I wouldnt stop grinnin for weeks ;D
1812 service medal looks about right though. That's an awesome piece of history you found there!!!! I love military history and if I got my hands on something like that I wouldnt stop grinnin for weeks ;D
Re: Navy Medals of 1812
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:18 amI guess I wasn't reading very well yesterday. You say that on the back is engraved your relatives name? Now I'm not sure about way back when, but modern medals that are engraved with a persons name are to my knowledge always a posthumous award.