John, I noted there were several mispellings in the book. I will make a note on the one I typed up and also in the book. I seriously doubt any of those books are available unless you contact a used book dealer to look for one. I am taking this one down to ECU next trip to go in my great uncle's Collection since he had one of those medals. The book says " Cross of Military Service (CMS). Military decoration bestowed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy upon those men of lineal Confederate descent who served honorable in the active service of the United States Army, Navy, Marines, or its allies during the period of the Word War" THere is a ribbon at the top and the medal at the bottom. It has a Crusader Cross with the dates 1917-18 each bound to the other by the Battle Flag of the Confederacy and linked by the entwined monogram UDC to ribbon of Red, White, Red with center stripe of Khaki. The motto - The brave give birth to the brave". A bronze dolphin attached to ribbon signifies Overseas service. It states no one can ever wear it except the one to whom it is bestowed. Martha >From: JDavis6169@aol.com >Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:10:38 EDT >Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] CSA and WW I >To: mmarble@erols.com >X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10503 > >Martha - There is an error in this list --- Davis, Chas. Webb (V) - Aug. 2, >1917 - July 1, 1919. Ensign Naval Operating Base. Hampton Roads, Va. Son >of John Dickson >(should be Dixon - Dickson is incorrect) Davis. Corp Co G 40th NC. Was in >battle Girard, Ala. April 16-17, 1865. CMS No. 1534 Waddell Chapt., >Kinston. > >John Dixon Davis was my grandfather and Charles Webb Davis was my uncle and >brother of my father, Marion Leslie Davis I was named for my my grandfather >John Dixon Davis. You may recall that I edited the diary of Henry S. Lee, "A >Civil War Diary" in 1997. > >Where do I get information on the "Cross of Military Service"? Are there any >books available? > >Thanks, John D. >