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Recipients (from earliest to latest)
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Global War on Terror Military Cross
A new Cross of Military Service for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) was approved at the 118th Annual General Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Due to the unusual way the GWOT went from an Expedition to Conflict, veterans who have already received the UDC Expeditionary Service Medal for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) may also be eligible for the Cross of Military Service for the Global War on Terror should Chapters wish to pursue it. These veterans will be authorized to wear both. The reason is that the Department of Defense (DOD) originally considered Iraq and Afghanistan to be an Expedition, but as the conflict continued to rage, by April 2005 it was acknowledged to be a full-fledged conflict and the Armed Forces ceased authorizing the Expeditionary Service Medal for Iraq and Afghanistan and instead authorized only the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-S) and campaign medals for Iraq and Afghanistan. The Expeditionary and GWOT-S overlapped for several years so we believe that UDC should do the same. However, not everyone who was awarded a UDC Expeditionary Service Medal will be eligible for the Cross. He/she must have served in Iraq or Afghanistan or contiguous waters and have been awarded campaign medals as well as the GWOT-S. If you have questions, please contact your Division Recorder.
Pioneer In Space
The Pioneer in Space Award is presented to men and women who are lineal blood descendants of Confederate military personnel and who have flown in space.
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National Defense Medal
National Defense Medal is presented to veterans who are direct descendants of a faithful Confederate veteran and who served in the Korean War (27 June 1950 to 11 November 1955) or the Vietnam Conflict (1 January 1961 to 14 August 1974) but not in country / on land / in airspace / in waters contiguous thereto or in the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 to 30 November 1995).Description: The bronze medal features a seated Liberty flanked by the Flag of the United States of America and the First National Flag of the Confederacy and framed by laurel leaves. The medal is suspended from the official red and white ribbon by the intertwined initials, UDC.
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is presented to veterans who are lineal blood descendants of Confederate military personnel and who served a minimum of 90 days active-duty in the U.S. Armed Forces with service of at least 30 days in U.S. Military Operations, U.S. Military Operations in Direct Support of United Nations, or U.S. Operations of Assistance for Friendly Foreign Nations after July 1, 1958.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
The Meritorious Service Award is presented to veterans who are collateral descendants of Confederate military personnel and who have given military service to our country in certain time-frames.
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Military Service Awards Honor our Service Men and Women - All Gave Some, Some Gave All
SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR
We offer several military service awards to those men and women who are documented descendants of those who honorably served or gave Material Aid to the Confederacy. This tradition began with the first medal, the Southern Cross of Honor.
History: The Southern Cross of Honor was a medal created by the United Daughters of the Confederacy presented to Confederate veterans following the war. The original name was “The Southern Cross of the Legion of Honor.” The design selected was the Maltese Cross with a Confederate Battle Flag on the face surrounded by a wreath of laurel and the inscription, “The Southern Cross of Honor, 1865, Deo Vindice” (God our Vindicator). The idea of bestowing this Cross was conceived by Mrs. Mary Ann Lamar Cobb in 1898 during a reunion of the Confederate Veterans in Atlanta. As a compliment to her in bringing forth this custom, the first Southern Cross of Honor was conferred upon her husband, Captain and Judge Alexander S. Erwin. 78,761 crosses were bestowed until 1913. These were recorded in a ledger kept at UDC’s National Headquarters in Richmond, VA. Those ledger entries have been microfilmed and cross referenced. Since that time, additional Confederate veterans have been honored posthumously.
Anyone wishing to confirm an ancestor received the Southern Cross of Honor may contact us to submit a request. The United Daughters of the Confederacy continued the tradition of recognizing all veterans through the Military Service Award program.
History: The Southern Cross of Honor was a medal created by the United Daughters of the Confederacy presented to Confederate veterans following the war. The original name was “The Southern Cross of the Legion of Honor.” The design selected was the Maltese Cross with a Confederate Battle Flag on the face surrounded by a wreath of laurel and the inscription, “The Southern Cross of Honor, 1865, Deo Vindice” (God our Vindicator). The idea of bestowing this Cross was conceived by Mrs. Mary Ann Lamar Cobb in 1898 during a reunion of the Confederate Veterans in Atlanta. As a compliment to her in bringing forth this custom, the first Southern Cross of Honor was conferred upon her husband, Captain and Judge Alexander S. Erwin. 78,761 crosses were bestowed until 1913. These were recorded in a ledger kept at UDC’s National Headquarters in Richmond, VA. Those ledger entries have been microfilmed and cross referenced. Since that time, additional Confederate veterans have been honored posthumously.
Anyone wishing to confirm an ancestor received the Southern Cross of Honor may contact us to submit a request. The United Daughters of the Confederacy continued the tradition of recognizing all veterans through the Military Service Award program.
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