World War I Victory Medal +Ribbons/Stars With Battle Claps + Strips

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The medal is suspended by a ring from a silk moire ribbon 1 3/8 inches in length and 36 millimeters in width, composed of two rainbows placed in juxtaposition and having the red in the middle, with a white thread along each edge.Country United StatesPresented bySecretary of War and Secretary of the NavyEligibilityMilitary personnel onlyMottoThe Great War for CivilizationStatusObsoleteEstablished1919; 105 years ago Service ribbon and campaign streamerPrecedenceNext (higher)Mexican Border Service MedalNext (lower)Army of Occupation of Germany MedalThe World War I Victory Medal (known prior to establishment of the World War II Victory Medal in 1945 simply as the Victory Medal) was a United States service medal designed by James Earle Fraser of New York City under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts.[1]Award of a common allied service medal was recommended by an inter-allied committee in March 1919.[2] Each allied nation would design a 'Victory Medal' for award to their military personnel, all issues having certain common features, including a winged figure of victory on the obverse and the same ribbon.[3]The Victory Medal was originally intended to be established by an act of Congress. The bill authorizing the medal never passed, however, thus leaving the military departments to establish it through general orders. The War Department published orders in April 1919, and the Navy in June of the same year.[1]Criteria[edit]The Victory Medal was awarded to military personnel for service between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, or with either of the following expeditions:American Expeditionary Forces in European Russia between November 12, 1918, and August 5, 1919.American Expeditionary Forces Siberia between November 23, 1918, and April 1, 1920.[4]Design[edit]The front of the bronze medal features a winged Victory holding a shield and sword on the front. The back of the bronze medal features "The Great War For Civilization" in all capital letters curved along the top of the medal. Curved along the bottom of the back of the medal are six stars, three on either side of the center column of seven staffs wrapped in a cord. The top of the staff has a round ball on top and is winged on the side. The staff is on top of a shield that says "U" on the left side of the staff and "S" on the right side of the staff. On left side of the staff it lists one World War I Allied country per line: France, Italy, Serbia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, and Greece. On the right side of the staff the Allied country names read: Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Rumania (spelled with a U instead of an O as it is spelled now), and China.Back of the medalDevices[edit]To denote battle participation and campaign credit, the World War I Victory Medal was authorized with a large variety of devices to denote specific accomplishments. In order of seniority, the devices authorized to the World War I Victory Medal were as follows: Army Battle Clasps[edit]The following battle clasps, inscribed with a battle's name, were worn on the medal to denote participation in major ground conflicts.[1]Army Battle ClaspsMajor Ground ConflictStart DateEnd DateAisneMay 27, 1918June 5, 1918Aisne-MarneJuly 18, 1918August 6, 1918CambraiMay 12, 1917December 4, 1917Champagne-MarneJuly 15, 1918July 18, 1918LysApril 9, 1918April 27, 1918Meuse-ArgonneSeptember 26, 1918November 11, 1918Montdidier-NoyonJune 9, 1918June 13, 1918Oise-AisneAugust 18, 1918November 11, 1918St. MihielSeptember 12, 1918September 16, 1918Somme-DefensiveMarch 21, 1918April 6, 1918Somme-OffensiveAugust 8, 1918November 11, 1918Vittorio-VenetoOctober 24, 1918November 4, 1918Ypres-LysAugust 19, 1918November 11, 1918Four of the thirteen major ground conflictsFor general defense service, not involving a specific battle, the "Defensive Sector" Battle Clasp was authorized. The clasp was also awarded for any battle which was not already recognized by its own battle clasp.The World War I Victory Medal bears the clasps of the battles the U.S. Army participated in across the ribbon. Not all battles are shown on the bar clasps. Only the battles designated as battles that would have bars issued were shown on the medal. The famous Battle of Chateau Thierry to hold the Chateau and the bridge as a joint effort between the US Army and the US Marines against the German machine gunners did not get awarded clasps.

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