Five such awards were given to unknown soldiers from foreign nations in World War I, and a medal was awarded to one unknown American service member in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

A collection of rare medals ... France war hero who survived being captured by the Germans is set to fetch thousands after ...

War medals awarded to British battlefield ... George Crosses from his personal collection, from June 1. It means the priceless lot, the world’s largest collection of gallantry gongs awarded ...

From the Revolutionary War ... on one another in combat. Prior to that, a number of Black service personnel laid the groundwork with a succession of “firsts” in battle, including many Medals ...