LS1 - Order of the Million Elephants and White Parasol
LS4 - Medal for Excellence in Education
LS6 - Order of Agricultural Merit
LS7 - Medal for Military Valor
LS9 - Medal of Government Gratitude
LS10 - Order of Feminine Merit
LS13 - Franco-Laotian Resistance Medal
References:
Books
| 1 | The Orders and Medals of Cambodia and Laos, by John Sylvester Jr., April 30, 1986. | ||
| 2 | The Orders and Medals of Cambodia and Laos, Revised, by John Sylvester Jr. and Edward J. Emering, April 2001 (not published) | ||
| 3 | The Orders and Medals of Cambodia and Laos, Revised, by John Sylvester Jr., Edward J. Emering, and David Fay, 2016 (in progress) | ||
| 4 | Orders, Decorations and Medals of the French Colonial Empire and the Post-Colonial Period, by Edward John Emering, 1st ed (2004), 2nd ed (2007-2009). Both versions available at http://www.themedalhound.com/books/titles.html | ||
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Articles
| 1 | "The Order of the Million Elephants - and the First American to Receive It" (article), by Jeffrey R. Jacob, Medal Collector V23N06 1972 June, p3. | ||
| 2 | The Royal Orders and Medals of the Kingdom of Laos (article), by Edward J. Emering, The Journal for the International Academy of Scientific Research, Volume 6, May 2005 [If anyone has this, please send me a copy] | ||
| 3 | Medals of the Kingdom of Laos (article), by John Sylvester and Edward J. Emering (unpublished) | ||
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Websites
| 1 | The Royal Orders and Medals of the Kingdom of Laos (website) by Ed Emering & John Sylvester, Jr. http://www.themedalhound.com/laos/index.html | ||
| 2 | Laos - Orders and Decorations (website), by Christopher Buyers http://www.royalark.net/Laos/Titles.htm | ||
| 3 | The Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) - Medals database for Laos http://www.omsa.org/images/?parent=783 | ||
| 4 | Earl Rhine and Dwight Davis awarded The Order of a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - reposted here (award) with the kind permission of the The State Historical Society of Missouri (http://shsmo.org/) [Formally here http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/exhibits/dooley/award.htm - accessed 2009.12.28 but offline when checked 2016.07.09] |
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| 5 | For information on the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes ship Laos, see Björn Larsson's website http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/mmclvb.htm and Philippe Ramona's website http://www.messageries-maritimes.org/laos3.htm. | ||
| 6 | Ribbons of the Kingdom of Laos http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/asia/laosr.gif | ||
| 7 | Medals of the World - Orders, Decorations and Medals of Laos http://www.medals.org.uk/laos/laos.htm | ||
| 8 | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Laos | ||
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Other References
| 1 | Biographies: Des Personnalitiés du Royaume du Laos, by Sithat Sithibourn, Edition Lao Presse 1960. | ||
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Laos Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol miniature group
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France - Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur - Officer Class France - Croix de guerre 1939–1945 France - Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures (TOE) Laos - Order of the Million Elephants and White Parasol - Knight Class France - Ordre du Mérite Agricole |