Medal of Honor
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0375
Abstract
This collection is a valuable resource in researching Major Rudolf Anderson’s career, his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, and efforts to memorialize him as the only U.S. casualty of enemy fire during the Crisis.The collection consists of articles, correspondence, DVDs, military records, newspaper clippings, photographs, site plans, and other materials that document efforts to commemorate his service through the awarding of a Medal of Honor and other projects, such as adding a...
Dates:
1948-1964, 1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1989-2012, 2014, 2018-2019
Daniel A.J. Sullivan Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0032
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Daniel A.J. Sullivan's Congressional Medal of Honor "Tiffany Cross", three documents pertaining to the Medal and documentation of the awarding of a United Daughters of the Confederacy Cross of Military Service. In addition to the Tiffany Cross, the Medal of Honor material consists of two unsigned, undated printed copies of the citation, one on the letterhead of The Secretary of the Navy and one bearing an embossed color illustration of the Navy Medal of...
Dates:
1918 - 1941