Decorations and Medals of the Vietnam Republic
Page updated: Dec. 28, 2002


Military Decorations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Military Merit Medal

Army Distinguished Service Order
(1st Class)

Army Distinguished Service Order
(2nd Class)

Air Force Distinguished Service Order (1st Class)

Air Force Distinguished Service Order (2nd Class)
 
 
 
 

Navy Distinguished Service Order
(1st Class)

Navy Distinguished Service Order
(2nd Class)

Army Meritorious Service
Medal

Air Force Meritorious Service
Medal

Navy Meritorious Service
Medal
 
 
 
 

Special Service Medal

Gallantry Cross
(with Palm)

Gallantry Cross
(with Gold Star)

Gallantry Cross
(with Silver Star)

Gallantry Cross
(with Bronze Star)
 
 
 
 

Air Gallantry Cross
(Gold)

Air Gallantry Cross
(Silver)

Air Gallantry Cross
(Bronze)

Navy Gallantry Cross
(Gold)

Navy Gallantry Cross
(Silver)
 
 
 
 

Navy Gallantry Cross
(Bronze)

Hazardous Service Medal

Life Saving Medal

Loyalty Medal

Wound Medal
 
 
 
 

Armed Forces Honor Medal
(1st Class)

Armed Forces Honor Medal
(2nd Class)

Leadership Medal
(7 grades)

Staff Service Medal
(1st Class)

Staff Service Medal
(2nd Class)
 
 
 
 

Technical Service Medal
(1st Class)

Technical Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Training Service Medal
(1st Class)

Training Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Civil Actions Medal
(1st Class)
 
 
 
 

Civil Actions Medal
(2nd Class)

Good Conduct Medal
(5 grades)

Campaign Medal

Military Service Medal
(5 grades)

Air Service Medal
(4 grades)
 
 
 
 

Navy Service Medal
(4 grades)

Unity Medal

Medal of Sacrifice

Medal for Campaigns Outside the Frontier

Air Force Northern Expeditionary Medal
 
 
 
 

Presidential Unit Citation

Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (with Palm)

Civil Actions Unit Citation



Civilian Decorations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

National Order
(Grand Cross)

National Order
(Grand Officer)

National Order
(Commander)

National Order
(Officer)

National Order
(Knight)
 
 
 
 

National Order
(ribbon for veterans)

Kim Khanh Decoration
(4 classes)

Chuong My Medal
(1st Class)

Chuong My Medal
(2nd Class)

Administrative Service Medal
(1st Class)
 
 
 
 

Administrative Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Dedicated Service Medal
(1st Class)

Dedicated Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Justice Medal
(1st Class)

Justice Medal
(2nd Class)
 
 
 
 

Cultural and Educational Service Medal (1st Class)

Cultural and Educational Service Medal (2nd Class)

Public Health Service Medal
(1st Class)

Public Health Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Social Service Medal
(1st Class)
 
 
 
 

Social Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Economic Service Medal
(1st Class)

Economic Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Finance Service Medal
(1st Class)

Finance Service Medal
(2nd Class)
 
 
 
 

Psychological Warfare Medal
(1st Class)

Psychological Warfare Medal
(2nd Class)

Agricultural Service Medal
(1st Class)

Agricultural Service Medal
(2nd Class)

Public Works, Communications and Transportation Medal (1st Class)
 
 
 
 

Public Works, Communications and Transportation Medal (2nd Class)

Labor Medal
(1st Class)

Labor Medal
(2nd Class)

Labor Medal
(3rd Class)

Rural Revolutionary Development Medal
 
 
 
 

Ethnic Development Medal
(1st Class)

Ethnic Development Medal
(2nd Class)

Veterans Medal
(1st Class)

Veterans Medal
(2nd Class)

Police Merit Medal
(1st Class)
 
 
 
 

Police Merit Medal
(2nd Class)

Police Merit Medal
(3rd Class)

Police Honor Medal
(1st Class)

Police Honor Medal
(2nd Class)

Police Honor Medal
(3rd Class)
 
 
 
 

People's Self-Defense Medal
(1st Class)

People's Self-Defense Medal
(2nd Class)

Youth and Sports Medal
(1st Class)

Youth and Sports Medal
(2nd and 3rd Class)

Hamlet Common Defense Medal



Right Side Bars (Army and Police)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Presidential Unit Citation

Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (with Palm)

Civil Actions Unit Citation

Police Merit Unit Citation

Police Honor Unit Citation

Note: images of the ribbons are after John Sylvester, Frank Foster; The Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Vietnam and Her Allies, 1950-1975; Medals of America Press, 1995.


© Lukasz Gaszewski 2001, 2002