Croix de Guerre

Object/Artifact

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The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

2016.11.38a: Copyright: The Salvation Army Central Territory Historical Museum; Origsize: 3.75"x 1.938" x 0.12; Origformat: Artifact
2016.11.38a

Copyright: The Salvation Army Central Territory Historical Museum; Origsize: 3.75"x 1.938" x 0.12; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Croix de Guerre

Entry/Object ID

2016.11.38

Description

2016.11.38a-b Minnie "Ma" Burdick's Croix de Guerre medal (a) and accompanying box (b), 1919. a) The Croix de Guerre medal, a French military decoration, awarded to Minnie "Ma" Burdick for her service in WWI. Bronze medal: Cross with crossing swords and a shield in the middle. Red and green vertical stripe ribbon with bronze palm attached. b) Croix de Guerre box: rectangluar, green box with lid. The outline of the Croix de Guerre medal is printed in silver on the lid. The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration created in 1915 to reward individual or group feats of bravery. The medal can be bestowed on any member of the armed forces, French citizens, and foreigners; each medal has different levels of distinction. Ma received her Croix de Guerre for "perseverance in baking pies and conducting gospel services under German shell fire." The bronze palm you see attached to Ma Burdick's medal designates a mention of her in an army-wide military dispatch. She was the only Salvation Army worker to receive this distinguished honor.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.11

Source or Donor

Feack, Pamela

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack

Made/Created

Date made

1919

Place

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

1-15/16 in

Depth

1/8 in

Dimension Notes

2016.11.38a (medal): 3.75" x 1.938" x 0.125" 2016.11.38b (box): 3.875" x 2.125" x 0.5"

Material

Metal, Ribbon, Cardboard, Bronze

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burdick, Samantha Minerva "Minnie"/"Ma" (Saunders)

Related Events

Event

World War I

Provenance

Notes

Last Owner: Burdick, Minnie "Ma" Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family