Name/Title
WWI medal awarded to Edward J. Kelly, 1917-1918Entry/Object ID
2005.2.3Description
ACC. NO. 05.2.3
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: WW-I
DATE OR PERIOD: 1917-18
OBJECT: MEDAL
DESCRIPTION:
A CIRCULAR-SHAPED MILITARY MEDAL WHICH APPEARS TO BE GOLD-WASHED BRASS SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE RIBBONS, WITH THREE CROSS BARS AND CAPTIONS IN EMBOSSED LETTERING. REVERSE SIDE STATES, "THE GREAT WAR AND CIVILIZATION," AND LISTS COUNTRIES THAT REPRESENTED THE ALLIED FORCES.
SIZE: L 3-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
MEDAL AWARDED TO EDWARD J KELLY, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA.
DONOR:
CATALOGED: JANUARY 15, 2005Interpretative Labels
Label
World War I US Army Service Cap
and "victory" medals
A woolen service cap, a US
Victory Medal and the French
Croix de Guerre
