Order of Abdon Calderón
The Order of Abdón Calderón is an Ecuadorian decoration instituted in 1904 and awarded for extraordinary military service. It is named after the revolutionary hero who died from injuries sustained on May 24, 1822 during the Battle of Pichincha.
| Order of Abdón Calderón | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Ecuador | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | Extraordinary military service |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | First Class Second Class Third Class |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1904 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | National Order of Merit |
| Next (lower) | National Order of Honorato Vásquez |
   Ribbon bars of the order (from top to bottom): First Class, Second Class and Third Class | |
Grades and distinctions
Recipients are awarded the decoration for extraordinary military service.[1]
The order has three grades:[1]
- First Class
- Second Class
- Third Class
The ribbon of the order is half yellow, half blue and red. The class of the order is denoted by a star. The First Class star is gold, Second Class is silver, and Third Class is bronze.
Notable recipients
- Edward M. Almond
- Edwin Burr Babbitt
- Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Alfred Winsor Brown
- Charles H. Corlett
- Willis D. Crittenberger
- Pedro del Valle
- Robert L. Eichelberger
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- William Halsey, Jr.
- Thomas T. Handy
- Harold D. Hansen
- Harold R. Harris
- Ernest King
- Henry Balding Lewis
- Douglas MacArthur
- George Marshall
- Paco Moncayo
- John C. Munn
- Chester W. Nimitz
- James Garesche Ord[2]
- Harvey Overesch
- Alexander Patch
- Cosimo Rennella
- William R. Schmidt
- John F. Shafroth Jr.
- Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
- Alexander Vandegrift
- Francis Bowditch Wilby
- Charles A. Willoughby
- Edward Ellsberg
- Augusto Pinochet
Sources and references
- Medals.org.uk. "ODM of Ecuador: Order of Abdon Calderón". Retrieved 05/01/2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - George Washington Cullum, Edward Singleton Holden, Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, Volume 9, 1950, page 133
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