Soldier's Medal

The Soldier's Medal (German soldier medal ) is a military award of the Army of the United States . It was introduced as Section 11 of the Air Corps Act , which the US Congress passed on July 2, 1926. The criteria for the award of the medal are:

"The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person in the United States Army or a friendly nation who, in the exercise of his service in the United States Army, shows heroic conduct without contact with the enemy ." (Army Regulation 600-8-22 ).

The Soldier 's Medal is considered equivalent to the Navy and Marine Corps Medal , Airman's Medal, and Coast Guard Medal .

carrier

The recipients of the medal include:

A.

• Glenn Andreotta

B.

• Leonard Boswell
• William Francis Buckley

C.

• Max Cleland
• Lawrence Colburn

G

• John R. Galvin
• Hershel W. Gober

H

• Mike Hayden
• Bob Hoover

K

• Otto Kerner

P

• Colin Powell

S.

• Donn A. Starry

T

• Hugh Thompson Junior

Web links

Commons : Soldier's Medal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• US Army Institute of Heraldry : Soldier's Medal
• Soldier's Medal - Criteria, Background, and Images
• Civil Affairs Soldier earns Soldier's Medal (22 Aug 2008)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Charles C. Mooney and Martha E. Layman: Organization of Military Aeronautics, 1907-1935 (Congressional and War Department Action). (PDF; 5.2 MB) In: Air Force Historical Study No. 25. AFHRA (USAF), 1944, accessed December 14, 2010 .  Appendix 5, p. 126.