WWII victory medal

Jewelry

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1011.1

Name/Title

WWII victory medal

Entry/Object ID

2024.1011.1

Description

Woman holding broken sword, multicolor fabric.

Context

The World War Two Victory Medal was awarded to all US service members who participated from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946. The medal was established by an Act of Congress on July 6, 1945.

Collection

Donation (Robert Bottie), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1946

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects