Everything about The Walter Reed Medal totally explained
The
Walter Reed Medal is a
military decoration of the
United States Army which was created by an act of the
United States Congress on
February 28,
1929. The medal recognizes the accomplishments of both United States civilian and Army doctors who investigated the cause and treatment of
yellow fever between
1901 and
1902.
The Walter Reed Medal, named for Major
Walter Reed (1851 to 1902) was a one time only decoration which was retroactive by design. The award was intended to denote the accomplishments of a group of American medical personnel who had discovered that the cause of yellow fever was that of infection caused by the
mosquito. As part of the so named “Yellow Fever Investigation”, twenty four Americans had exposed themselves to yellow fever in certain areas of
Cuba between
1900 and
1901. The Walter Reed Medal recognized the bravery of both living in a disease infested area for the cause of science, and also the enormity of discovering the cause of yellow fever.
The original Walter Reed Medal was first bestowed upon the following Americans:
- Aristides Agramonte
- John H. Andrus
- John R. Bullard
- James Carroll
- Robert P. Cooke
- Albert W. Covington
- William H. Dean
- Thomas M. England
- Levi E. Folk
- Wallace W. Forbes
- Paul Hamann
- James L. Hanberry
- James Hildebrand
- Warren G. Jernegan
- John R. Kissinger
- Jesse William Lazear
- John J. Moran
- William Olsen
- Walter Reed
- Charles Sonntag
- Edward Weaterwalks
- Clyde L. West
By 1957, the Medal had also been awarded to Gustaf E. Lambert and Roger Post Ames.
Surviving Walter Reed Medals appear as bronze medallions, upon which is the image of Walter Reed. Earlier versions of the medal depicted the figures of a man and a woman, with the woman holding a
caduceus and the medal bearing the words “Conquest of Yellow Fever”. There are no known original Walter Reed Medals in existence with the later version being the only surviving examples.
While the Walter Reed Medal was an official United States Army award, the medal was never designed to be worn on a military uniform and didn't appear on any military precedence charts nor are there any photographs of the medal being displayed on an active military uniform. A red ribbon for the medal did exist and was authorized for wear on civilian attire.
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