My New Affordable Gift Website
Civil War Relics
Tiffany Cross
World War I U.S. Navy Medal of Honor ("Tiffany Cross"
pattern)
Pictured above is the the Medal of Honor designed by
Tiffany & Company that was awarded for First World War Service and discontinued
in 1942. The medal was authorized by Congress on 4
February 1919 for presentation in the name of Congress by the President to Naval
personnel who shall "in action involving actual conflict with the enemy,
distinguish himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of
his life above and beyond the call of duty" and without detriment to his
mission.
The Tiffany Cross was awarded to 21 Navy and 7 Marines. To date I have been able to find only the following 20 names of ones who received the award.
| Orlando Petty | Joel Boone |
| Louis Cukela | Charles Hamman |
| Eduoard Izac | Ernest Janson |
| John Kelly | Matej Kocak |
| Weedon Osborne | John Pruiett |
| John Siegel | Ralph Talbort |
| Robert Robinson | Floyd Bennett (Non combative action) |
| William Button | Richard Byrd (Non combative action) |
| Herman Hanneken | Frank Schilt |
| Daniel Sullivan | James Madison |