Inside the Rex den: The history and floats of N.O.'s most celebrated parade
Credit: Photo by Chad Bower / Eyewitness News
In 1915 during World War I, Hales said, the Krewe of Rex stopped going overseas for the medals. Here you can see medals worn by members of the krewe from the 1940s. It wasn’t just royalty that received these medals; members of the organization would receive them as well.
