collects British medals of the Napoleonic period with an emphasis on the Waterloo Medal; G.W. Hawkes collects Victorian Naval Long Set.vice and Good Conduct Medals; Nate Weiss collects The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. Chris has published some important articles on forgeries, G.W. has added some rolls, and Nate is also expert on the Boxer Rebellion.

But SOCALOMS has not died. The secretary of the club confirms that the organization still thrives, with a membership of 45.

Figure 1: Enamelled SOCALOMS medal.

THE VIRGINIA S. MEDLEN MEMORIAL AWARD

Richard M. Johnson

On the morning of May 5, 2003, Ginny Medlen walked out of her hotel in Amsterdam where she was attending an international trademark owner’s convention. As she stepped into the sunlight, she mentioned to her friend, "Today is the anniversary of the death of the Emperor." Tragically, only several hours later, a car went out of control, leaped onto the sidewalk and killed Ginny instantly. Jesse, her husband, lost his wife. Elizabeth, her daughter, lost her mother. I lost a dear and valued friend and the Orders and Medals Society of America lost a dedicated Member of the Society. Ginny had also been a Board Member and General Counsel of our Society. This award is dedicated to the memory of Ginny’s love of our hobby, her willingness to share her expert knowledge of the Napoleonic era and its awards, and her noteworthy contributions to the Orders and Medals Society of America.

As you may know, Ginny specialized in Napoleonic era orders and medals, both French and British, with a particular passion for the French Legion of Honor. Additionally, she was a frequent exhibitor at the OMSA Annual Convention. It was Ginny’s desire to stimulate more exhibits at the OMSA Annual Convention directed to orders and medals of the Napoleonic era. To that end, this memorial award is intended to encourage exhibits of Napoleonic medals and to recognize the best of those exhibits.

The Virginia S. Medlen Memorial Award will be presented, beginning in 2005 at the OMSA Annual Convention, for the best Napoleonic exhibit of either French or British material, as determined by the OMSA Awards Committee. Only ten awards will be presented, at which time the Virginia S. Medlen Memorial Award will be retired.

The privately funded award itself is cast in Sterling Silver, weighing approximately 2.7 ounces. It is 2 inches in diameter and 3/16 inch thick. One each side, near the edge, are the words, VIRGINIA S. MEDLEN MEMORIAL AWARD and ORDERS AND MEDALS SOCIETY OF AMERICA in raised letters. On the obverse (Figure 2) is a Napoleonic French Legion of Honor cast from an original example in Ginny’s collection. On the

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Secretary’s Report June - July 2005

Those listed as new members have applied for 2005 membership in the Orders and Medals Society of America. If no proper written

objection to such membership is received from any member in good standing within sixty (60) days of publication, the applicant

shall accordingly be admitted to membership (Article Ill, Section 3 of the OMSA Constitution, andArticle III, Section 2 of the OMSA

By-Laws). The collecting interests of each new member as provided on the membership application are shown following each new

member’s address.

NEW MEMBERS - 2005

#7614 - Lewis Snook (Brochure), 6466 Aspen Ridge Blvd, W. Bloomfield, MI, 48322 (Crimea and Boer War groups and

singles; US gallantry groups)

#7615 -Robert Fabiszak (Secretary), 422 Little Clove Road, Staten Island, NY, 10301-4139

#7616 -Mark T. Mueller (Internet), PO Box 154402, Waco, TX, 76715-4402 (US) #7617 - David A. Tanner (Internet), 7681 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights, MN, 55077 (Herefordshire Regiment

medals) #7618 -Peter J. Moody (Internet), 5417 Split Pine Court, Orlando, FL, 32819

#7619 - Freddie Haeffner (Brochure), c/o American Music, 1213 East Fifth Street, Washington, MO, 63090-3305 (AMA

medals and badges)

#7620 -Jay M. Lenny (Internet), 3450 Breckinridge Blvd Apt 1713, Duluth, GA, 30096-7663 (Military, state, private

organizations)

#7621 -John Casey (Brochure), 2221 NW 27th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73107-2515

#7622 - William R. Wilson (Internet), 9772 Willow Lane, Concord, OH, 44060

#7623 - Charles E. Kirkpatriek (Internet), HQ, V Corps, CMR 420, Box 2638, APO AE, 09063-2638 (US and Imperial

German) #7624 - Helen Dearing (Internet), 11102 South Old Route 66, Litchfield, IL, 62056

#7625 - William E Roll, Jr. (Brochure), 2010 Cove Park Drive, Kemah, TX, 77565-2137 (German and US medals)

#7626 - Hans L. Hansen (Internet), Vester Voldgade 110, 2nd Floor, Copenhagen V, DK-1552, Denmark (Allied

decorations to Danes, Finnish decorations, World War II) #7627 - Bogdan Stambuliu (Internet), 32 rue du Petit-Chene, Lausanne 1003, CH Switzerland

#7628 -A. John Cannon (Brochure), 2 Cree’s Meadow, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6QA, UK (Purple Heart groups,

WW2 B-17 aircrew groups; British QSA’s to Imp. Yeomanry)

#7629 -Joseph L. Dymak (Military Trader), 5132 NE 37th, Kansas City, MO, 64117

#7630 -Jim Muir (Internet), c/o Grande Armee, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL, 33480 (British Campaign)

#7631 - Erich J. Rieder (Internet), 25 N. Greenwood Avenue, Palatine, IL, 60074

#7632 - James S. Dunham (Internet), 563 W. Nido Avenue, Mesa, AZ, 85210

#7633 -Terri Stewart (Internet), PO Box 1492, Mesa, AZ, 85211-1492 #7634 -John J. Ross (Military Trader), 1891 Sagamore Drive, Euclid, OH, 44117-2313

#7635 -George M. Brown (Internet), PO Box 6113, Sevierville, TN, 37864

#7636 -Bernd Kruse (Convention), Am Kannenbruch 13, Rothenhausen 23860, Germany

#7637 - Raymond J. Minnick (Internet), 119 Miller Avenue, Fairborn, OH, 45324-5044 (World War II foreign medals)

#7638 -Peter A. Maren, J.D. (Internet), PO Box 243, Clarendon Hills, IL, 6051 (Orders of Knighthood)

ADDRESS CHANGES & CORRECTIONS

Boward, Gary D., LM#60; 1715 Worthy Court, Woodbridge, VA, 22191

Brehony, Daniel S., #5955; 3319 E. University Drive Apt 455, Mesa, AZ, 85213-8711

Bruce, Arvel G., #6984; 1107 Rattler Gap, San Antonio, TX, 78251

Carlisle, James E., #5577; 2505 Alcott Drive, Lake Wales, FL, 33898 Daley, Wayne A., #7329; 2 Army Drive, Seabrook, NH, 03874

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Koenig, Thomas E., #1409; 3322 Sheridan Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45211

Kolar, Peter H., #5060; 208t0 Noble Terrace Apt 419, Potomac Falls, VA, 20165

Litherland, Andrew R., #3473; Bloomsbury Auctions, 24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PE England

MacSweeney, Robert G., #6847; 100 Fox Road, Woodbury, CT, 06798

Munz, Stephen E., #6699; 3910 E. Packard Avenue, Kingman, AZ, 86401-0815

Ordenshistorik Selskab, #X-4878; M.W. Morch & Sons Eftf. ApS, Peder Skrams Gade 3, DK 1054 Copenhagen, K,

Denmark (Orders & Medals Society of Denmark)

Poole, Glenn A., #5510; PO Box 1087, Glen Allen, VA, 23060

Raciti Jr., James W., #3746; 410 Van Roen Road, Utica, NY, 13502-2415 Reed Jr., Clayton K., #4365; 7782 N Sunset Ridge, Prescott Valley, AZ, 86314-4553

Schlegel, Philip J., #6118; Box 2743, Waterville, ME, 04903

Schramek, Jeffrey A., #4779; 4923 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, 60630

Thackray, James, #7466; 2258 Estevan Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 2S3, Canada

Trotter, Jack W., #3662; PO Box 570, Gold Beach, OR, 97444-0570 Tupaz, Rolando M., #7578; 6508 175th Street, Fresh Meadows, NY, 11365-2138

Yarington MD (Ret.), BG C. Thomas, #3466; 2136 38th Avenue E, Seattle, WA, 98112-2413

Zynski Jr., Michael, #5218; 4902 Carlisle Pike PMB 153, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17050-3079

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reverse (Figure 3) is a British Order of the Bath cast from an original example in my own collection. The

central "disk" on each side has been left blank. Depending upon whether the award-winning exhibit is directed to French orders and medals or British orders and medals, the central disk of the applicable side will be engraved with the year of bestowal. The award will be presented in an appropriate case.

It is hoped that those members of the Society will exhibit their Napoleonic era medals at the Annual Convention in Ginny’s memory. It is also hoped that each of you will, from time to time, think of Ginny, whisper her name, and smile.

Figure 3: Reverse of the Virginia S. Medlen

Memorial Award.

Figure 2: Obverse of the Virginia S. Medlen

Memorial Award.

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