Talk:Edgar Sengier
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[edit] Medal of Merit
As the author of fr:Edgar Sengier, I am happy to see for once a french article translated into english :-)
But this is not the reason for this message.
In the french article, I have included the information about Sengier being the first non american receiving the Medal of Merit because I think I had found 2 sources about it (although maybe one of them copied the other) and although I did not find anything about this medal on any site.
I see that the information has been translated here, and that US Medal of Merit is a red link. I think it is about time that somebody, maybe with better capacities than me, tries to sort this out: is there (or was there) such a thing as the Medal of Merit and did Sengier receive it? Alex lbh 18:32, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
- I admit I looked into this earlier - I was the one who requested this translation at WP:TIE - and I was perplexed. The Medal for Merit seems to exist ([1]; also note that it is mentioned in President's Certificate of Merit), however, and there are, as you say, several sources claiming that Edgar Sengier did recieve it. — Itai (talk) 02:06, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
- Right !! I found the executive order establishing the Medal for Merit. I could not fin more information there, except a reference to a 130.3.6 file about Records of the Medal for Merit Boards (Textual Records: Case files of approved awards for the Medal for Merit, 1942-48; and the Certificate of Merit, 1946-48, and of awards withdrawn or refused, 1945-48. Name index to persons given awards, 1942-48. Correspondence and related records concerning the awards and the boards, 1942-48.). Anyway, It appears you are right : it is Medal for Merit. And as it was created in 1945, it is not that extraordinary that Sengier was the first non-american to receive it (although it is remarkable) Alex lbh 14:01, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
