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President Kennedy awards the National Geographic Society's Gold Medal to Jacques Cousteau, 1961. During his lifetime, Jacques-Yves Cousteau received these distinctions: Cross of War 1939–1945 (1945) National Geographic Society's Special Gold Medal in 1961 [32] Commander of the Legion of Honour (1972) BAFTA Fellowship (1975)
Colonel Jimmy Stewart being awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm in 1944.. David James Nielson, British Major with the 12th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.Awarded the Croix de Guerre with silver gilt star for his role in helping the Maquis and organising the defence of 4 bridges near Troyes after parachuting into France on 26 August 1944, as the commander of team CECIL during Operation Jedburgh.
Prior to 1902 the Patron's Medal was alternatively known as the "Victoria Medal". Recipients include David Livingstone in 1855, Mary Somerville in 1869, Nain Singh Rawat in 1877, Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1878, Alfred Russel Wallace in 1892 and William Woodville Rockhill in 1893, to more recent winners including William Morris Davis in 1919 ...
Jacques Cousteau was an adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist. But for National Geographic’s “Becoming Cousteau,” director Liz Garbus focused on his ...
Melville Grosvenor looks on as President Kennedy awards a NGS Gold Medal to Jacques Cousteau, who received one of his first grants from the Society. After he became President of the Society and Editor of The National Geographic Magazine in 1957, Melville Grosvenor initiated major changes which are credited with resuscitating the organization ...
The Croix de Guerre medal varies depending on which country is bestowing the award and for what conflict. Separate French medals exist for the First and Second World War. For the unit decoration of the Croix de Guerre, a fourragère (which takes the form of a braided cord) is awarded; this is suspended from the shoulder of an individual's uniform.
Gold is trading at $59.75 per gram, so the 6-ounce gilding on the first-place medal is worth $358.50. Added to the $418 worth of silver underneath, an Olympic gold medal is worth $776.50. Worth ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States (the other is the Congressional Gold Medal ... Jacques Cousteau; Bob ...