Military chaplain returned to their home nation unless retained to minister to prisoners of war. Inevitably, serving chaplains have died in action. The US Army and Marines lost 100 chaplains killed in action during World War II: the third highest casualty rate behind the infantry and the Army Air Forces. Many have been decorated for bravery in action (five have been awarded Britain's highest award for gallantry, the Victoria Cross, and nine have received the Medal of Honor). The Chaplain's Medal for Heroism is a special US military decoration given to military chaplains who have been killed in the line of duty,
Military Order of the Dragon U. S. A. Vice-Presidents—Rear-Admiral George C. Remey, U. S. N.; George Richards, U. S. Marine Corps, Registrar—Major Henry Leonard, U. S. Marine Corps. Secretary and Treasurer—Col. Henry O. S. Heistand, U. S. A., War Department, Washington, D. C. 1916 President, Secretary and Treasurer, Col. HOS Heistand, USA Army, Fort Myer, Va. China Relief Expedition Medal China Campaign Medal Military Order of the Carabao Military Order of the Dragon The Military Order of the Dragon. The purpose was to record the history and conserve the memory of the military campaign in China in the year 1900. Provision being made for admitting