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Oran M. RobertsChapter 440United Daughters of the Confederacy®Houston, Harris County, Texas |
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The UDC presents Pioneer in Space Awards to individuals who are lineal descendants of Confederate Soldiers or Sailors. Posthumous awards are permitted. Description: The bronze medal is in the shape of a spaceship and in relief depicts the Earth in the foreground with the moon (or sun) with several stars. The Flag of the United States of America and the First National Flag of the Confederacy appear prominently in the center of the medal. The words “Pioneers in Space” are located at the top of the medal which is suspended from a sky blue ribbon by the intertwined initials, UDC. The words “United Daughters of the Confederacy” are at the very bottom of the medal at the base of the spaceship design. |
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In 1974, the Convention approved the creation of the Pioneers in Space Committee. It dissolved in 1978, re-established in 1981, as a Special Committee. In 1985, it became a Standing Committee. In June 1984, copyrights to the Pioneer in Space Medal were applied for and Registration in the name of the United Daughters of the Confederacy entered by the Copyright Office Library of Congress, Washington, DC on 15 Oct 1984. Fifty numbered Medals were purchased from Medallic Art Company of Danbury, CT. Certificates to accompany the Medal, the Certificate of Award for Technical Achievement were designed and printed. The application forms were also approved and prented. |
The criteria is as follows:
"It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors . . . .
to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown."
-- Ferdinand Magellan, ca. 1520
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Brown, Curtis Lee, Jr. Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Presented in 1991 by the Bladen Stars Chapter 2303, UDC Elizabethtown, NC |
15 |
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Cockrell, Kenneth Dale U.S. Navy Reserves (Ret.) Awarded in 2008 by the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, UDC Houston, Texas |
32 |
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Crippen, Robert Laurel U.S. Navy (Ret.) Awarded in 2009 by the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, UDC Houston, Texas |
32 |
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Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Awarded on 29 Oct 1984 by the South Carolina Division, UDC Richmond, VA |
2 |
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Hartsfield, Henry W., Jr. U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Presented on 2 Nov 1987 by the Tennessee Division, UDC Nashville, TN |
7 |
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Kilrain, Susan Steel Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.) |
26 |
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McArthur, William Surles, Jr. Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) |
18 |
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McBride, Jon Andrew Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.) |
22 |
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Pogue, William Reid Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Presented in 1992 by the Oklahoma Division, UDC |
16 |
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Seddon, Margaret Rhea, M.D. Space Shuttle Discovery, 1985 Presented on 16 Jan 1988 by the Southern Cross Chapter 2505, UDC Houston, Texas |
8 |
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Shariett, Charles Allen, III | 27 |
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Smith, Michael John Captain, U.S. Navy Deceased - Space Shuttle Challenger Presented on 10 Oct 1986 by the North Carolina Division, UDC Charlotte, NC |
5 |
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Stewart, Robert Lee Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Presented on 9 Nov 1990 by the Alabama Division, UDC Richmond, VA |
9 |
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Thagard, Norman Earl, M.D. U.S. Marine Corps Presented on 10 Oct 1987 by the Florida Division, UDC Vero Beach, FL |
6 |
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Thornton, William Edgar, Jr., M.D. U.S. Air Force Awarded on 10 Oct 1986 by the North Carolina Division, UDC Charlotte, NC |
4 |
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Truly, Richard Harrison Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) |
11 |
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Walker, David Mathieson Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Deceased Awarded on 8 Oct 1985 by the Florida Division, UDC Cocoa Beach, FL |
3 |
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Wilmore, Barry Eugene "Butch" Captain, U.S. Navy Awarded in 2010 by the Gen. Robert Hatton Chapter 329, UDC Lebanon, TN |
33 |
| UDC Memorial Building Richmond, VA Presented on 29 Oct 1984 |
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| Time Capsule at the Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA Presented on 29 Oct 1984 |
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| South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum Columbia, SC Presented in 1991 |
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| Confederate Research Center Hillsboro, Texas Presented in 1991 |
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Note: Several medals have been presented to museums as well as the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL and the Johnston Space Center in Houston, TX.
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