The Order of Abdón Calderón is an Ecuadorian decoration instituted in 1904 and awarded for extraordinary military service. It is named after Abdón Calderón, the revolutionary hero who died from injuries sustained on May 24, 1822 during the Battle of Pichincha.
Grades and distinctions Recipients are awarded the decoration for extraordinary military service.
The order has three grades: 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 Frank Maxwell Andrews Edwin Burr Babbitt Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld Alfred Winsor Brown Charles H. Corlett Malin Craig Willis D. Crittenberger Pedro del Valle Jimmy Doolittle Robert L. Eichelberger Dwight D. Eisenhower Edward Ellsberg William Halsey, Jr. Thomas T. Handy Harold D. Hansen Harold R. Harris Samuel M. Hogan Ernest King Henry Balding Lewis Douglas MacArthur George Marshall Paco Moncayo John C. Munn Chester W. Nimitz James Garesche Ord Harvey Overesch Alexander Patch Augusto Pinochet Cosimo Rennella William R. Schmidt John F. Shafroth Jr. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Alexander Vandegrift Francis Bowditch Wilby Charles A. Willoughby
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