- Received by
- Warren, John Earl Jr., American, 1946 - 1969
- Issued by
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- March 17, 1969
- Medium
- brass (alloy), bronze, metal and silk (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (7 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- 1st Lt. John Earl Warren Jr. served in C Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on January 14, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam. Warren led his platoon on a patrol through a rubber plantation. After coming under heavy enemy fire, he led several of his men toward the fire. An enemy grenade landed in the midst of his team, just as Warren was preparing to throw his own. He fell on the enemy grenade and saved three lives.
- Description
- The Bronze Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a bronze star on a ribbon. The ribbon is red with white edges and a blue and white stripe in the center. The ribbon is connected to a gold pinback through an opening on top of the pin. The bottom of the pin is sewn with white thread to the ribbon. The star hangs from its ribbon by a rectangular metal loop with rounded corners. The star is bronze with five points and at the center is a small silver star. The back has text in a circle that reads [HERIOC OR MERITORIOUS ACHEIVEMENT]. In the center of the circle is the awardee's name, [JOHN E. / WARREN / JR.].
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gloria Warren-Baskin, sister of Lt. John E. Warren, Jr.
- Object number
- 2017.112.3.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.