Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1999.3.1 |
Object Name |
Award |
Title |
Legion of Merit Certificate |
Creator |
Department of the Navy |
Scope & Content |
Certificate for the second Legion of Merit Medal (Gold Star in lieu of second award with Combat "V") awarded to Commander Charles Nels Tanner, USN. This cerificate was issued by the President of the United States and signed by the Secretary of the Navy, for "Exceptionally Meritorious Conduct in the Performance of Outstanding Services" from Oct 1966 to March 1973. The certificate was awarded to CDR Tanner on Oct. 21, 1974, after his release as a POW. Commander Charles Nels Tanner was a US Navy pilot during the Vietnam War and was shot down and captured by enemy forces, and held as a Prisioner of War for six and a half years. |
Collection |
The Nels Tanner Collection |
Search Terms |
Vietnam War POW Prisoner of War Nels Tanner military pilots US Navy military decorations |