Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 18, DeMotte, Jasper County, 17 March 1944 — Medals and Decorations [ARTICLE]

Medals and Decorations

While a medal is given to everyone who has taken part in a military campaign or war, a decoration is presented for a specific act of gallantry. This distinction is generally misunderstood because several decorations are officially called medals. America’s highest award, the Medal of Honor, is really a decoration.