Name/Title
Badge, MilitaryEntry/Object ID
1979.378.001a-bDescription
Objects are two Croix de Guerre dress medals, hanging from multicolored ribbons. One ribbon has red and green stripes, awarded for service between 1914 and 1918. The other ribbon is half red and green stripes, and half a pattern of one red stripe flanked by two yellow stripes, flanked by two blue stripes awarded as part of the médaille des blessés de guerre (medal for war wounded).Use
The French Croix de Guerre medal was awarded to French and allied soldiers for valorous service during WWI. Small scale Croix de Guerre medals worn for evening and less formal events.Context
These medals were awarded to Albert C. Painsipp. Painsipp was born in Austria, but came to Batavia when he was young. After attending Batavia schools he worked for the Challenge Co. and in the offices of the C & N W railroad before volunteering for service with the 33rd “Prairie” Division in July, 1917.
After only two days of training with tanks and artillery, the Prairie Division entered the trenches of France prepared to surprise German forces at Hamel. Under heavy fire, Allied forces swept up Hamel on July 4th, 1918. Albert Painsipp single handedly cleared a German machine gun nest with hand grenades, preventing heavy flanking casualties.
For his bravery, he was awarded the French Croix deGuerre, the British Victoria Medal and the American Distinguished Service Cross.Collection
MilitaryMade/Created
Date made
1914 - 1918Notes
Year: 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Decade: 1910Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Badge, MilitaryNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Badge, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Military, War, World War I, World War IDimensions
Width
1/2 inLength
1-3/4 inDimension Notes
Objects, including their attached ribbons, have a width of 0.5", and a length of 1.75". Excluding the ribbon, the medals have a length of 0.5"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gustafson, John A.Person or Organization
Albert Carl Painsipp, Jr.Exhibitions
Exhibition
To Secure These RightsNotes
Exhibit Start: 2026-03-01Updated By
Kate GarrettUpdate Date
September 2, 2026
