Cohen Collection

 USS George E. Davis DE-357 Battle Ribbons

Battle ribbons and medals are awarded to naval vessels and crew as a testament of service. Thanks to RD2 Stanley Cohen, we have the collected record and description of the medals of the George E. Davis DE-357. Bars are normally worn on dress uniforms while the medals are pinned on usually on fancy dress occasions. If you will look closely, you’ll see the same colors in the bars as in the medallions. The bars are a sort of “shorthand” representing the medals. The very top bar, for example represents the medal in the center of the picture.

Editor note 2018: I must confess that I had a more elegant presentation on the old website but I don’t think what you’ll see below is too shabby. As we move out of the shipmate’s era into the era of genealogy, I guess, my aim is to present as complete of a picture of 1944 as possible. I realize this could be of interest only to the real historians living in your time…whenever that is. But rest assured…the medals were a VERY important part of the story. A few pieces of metal imbued with the entirety of the history of their noble sacrifices.

As for me…well, I KNEW Stan Cohen and he was a real pip. And as for myself, well, my father also had a box of medals. I was showing it to some neighborhood boys one day when I was just a few years old and they all wanted one….so I passed out several. Luckily I still have a few. The good news for me at the time was when my father found out…he really didn’t mind. I would have whooped the tar out of me!