The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds.

[RUDOLPH, Donald; Robert E. Simanek; John F. Baker; Ray Davis; Francis S. Currey; Charles A. MacGillivary; et al].

$2,600.00

Item Number: 142565

Forest Ranch, California: Sharp & Dunnigan Publications, 1984.

First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., Ray Davis, Francis S. Currey, Charles A. MacGillivary, James R. Hendrix, William Charette, Rodolfo P. Hernández, Joseph C. Rodriguez, Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., and Roger Donlon. Accompanied by 10 additional postcards signed by honorees including Lee Mize, William Westmoreland, Roy Benavidez, and others, as well as a greeting card signed by Rodolfo P. Hernández. Very good in a good dust jacket. A unique collection.

The Medal of Honor was established by the Congress of the United States in 1861 as a means of recognizing members of the armed services who displayed "gallantry in actions, and other soldier-like qualities." It was the only such medal at the time and with broad interpretation of the criteria, awards were approved for a variety of endeavours. By the year 1916, a total of 2,625 awards had been approved.