The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

But, he said, "nobody ever knew where Franklin's Arctic Medal was". Janette Park from Stromness Museum said: "I'd always assumed that his medal would be in Canada or Greenwich. So I contacted the ...

Arctic Medal 1818-55. Unnamed as issued ... In the exergue are the dates '1818-1855'. Around the top is written 'FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES'. A piece of 38 mm watered white silk ribbon is threaded through ...

The Navy has presented its newest honor, Arctic Service Medal, to the crew of a fast-attack submarine for its involvement in ...

The crew of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine that spent three weeks in the seas near the North Pole ...

A veteran who served in the Navy during Second World War has received the Ushakov medal after his involvement in the Arctic Convoys which helped transport ammunition to Russia. 90-year-old Kenneth ...

AN ARCTIC convoy veteran from York looks set to receive a long-awaited medal within weeks. Bill Sunderland, 86, of Foxwood Lane, is one of about 200 veterans nationally who will finally receive ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to ...

The Polar Medal is awarded by HM The Queen to personnel for outstanding achievement and service to the UK in the field of polar research. The first polar award was called the Arctic Medal ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to ...