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DeepSix
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 802 Location: DB22
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject: Puzzled by Army medals for Navy sub crew in WW2 |
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Don't know where else to ask this, but this seems a somewhat logical place.
In Silent Victory, Blair says that Mike Fenno and Trout were assigned to a special mission to Corregidor shortly before that island fell to the Japanese. Upon arrival, Trout needed ballast, and the Filipinos needed to evacuate gold and silver. Trout carted a large amount of gold and silver back to Pearl Harbor - as ballast! - and then Blair says that Fenno was awarded the *Army* DSC and his crew was awarded the *Army* Silver Star.
I'm puzzled. Why Army medals instead of Navy medals?
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blue3golf
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 118 Location: Columbus, Ga
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Usually with an inter-service medal it is because whoever is receiving it is under that branch of service's command, basically whoever your attached to at the time is who you get the award from. |
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DeepSix
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 802 Location: DB22
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, ok. Thanks; that's interesting because Trout was based at Pearl Harbor and AFAIK under command of Pacific Fleet. I guess for this particular mission she was considered to be under command of USAFFE.
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