Name/Title
Name PlateEntry/Object ID
1981.074.001aDescription
Medal of Honor awarded to U.S. Marine Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam, 1968. Award is actually an assemblage of objects, consisting of:
(a) Brass nameplate, "Sergeant / Alfredo Gonzalez / United States Marine Corps"
(b) Gold-tone U.S. Marine insignia of globe, eagle, and anchor
(c) Medal of Honor medallion suspended from a neck ribbon of light blue silk with white stars, displayed on Gonzalez uniform. The medallion is the U.S. Navy version, also awarded to members of the Marine Corps, with a five-pointed star with a figure of Minerva and the U.S. shield at center, suspended from the flukes of an anchor.
(d) Medal of Honor service ribbon, metal covered with blue ribbon with white stars, displayed on Gonzalez uniform (e) U.S. Marine Corps Military Ribbons
(e) Small hexagonal lapel button with gathered insert of blue ribbon with white stars
Related citation, signed by President Richard Nixon, is dated October 31, 1969.Collection
Artifact collectionAcquisition
Accession
1981.074Source or Donor
Dolia GonzalezAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Dolia GonzalezLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
MedalNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Decoration of HonorNomenclature Primary Object Term
AwardNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Overall Condition
GoodOverall Condition
Good
