Karen, I would like to see the medal. I will see what I can do to help. Do you know who it was presented to? Maybe obtaining a military file might help to define the medal. Carol Sherman Houghton Researching: Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, Winslow, Jewell, Dexter in MA,& RI Hall, Getchell ME Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, Palmer WVa, Va Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail