Looking for Soviet Awards to Americans

[Dave]

Greetings all!

Well, this is my first visit back to the forum since March of 2010, and before that, I was last on the forum in 2008. So long ago! In the meantime, I haven't started collecting Soviet awards again, BUT, I have been enlisted to write a book about a topic I know well...Soviet awards to Americans during WW2.

Specifically, I am looking for orders and medals issued to US Navy personnel during WW2. I know of two awards out there: Order of Glory 3rd Class to Cecil Haycraft (formerly in my collection) and the same award to Bernard Sissler.

The Sissler award was sold on eBay several years ago, back in June 2009. I am trying to track down the new owner of the group so I can use the photos/scans for my book (I cannot use them without his/her permission).

I am also looking for any other documented awards to US Navy personnel that may be out there, dating from 1944 or 1945. I know of items from the groups of William Tepuni and Jeremiah Mahoney that are in collector's hands, but not their Soviet awards. Likewise, I know of at least a dozen Soviet awards that have been lost (maybe sold, maybe given away, etc.) by the families...location unknown.

If anyone happens to have anything to any US Navy recipient from WW2, please contact me. I am also interested in doing a small section with the 2012 awards of the Russian Federation to US Navy personnel, so I would be interested in any of those as well.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give!

Dave