Medal, Victory, US Army

Name/Title

Medal, Victory, US Army

Entry/Object ID

1988.034.001

Description

Victory Meal awarded by US Government. Reverse: "Great War for Civilization/ list of Allied Nations. Obverse: Winged Victory holding shield and sword. Attached to rainbow colored silk with two gilded bronze bars. 1). Meuse-Argonne 2). Defensive Sector. Tarnished 88.34.7 World War I Victory Medal; Obverse: relief of Goddess Nike "Winged Victory" with sword and shield depicted; Reverse: relief of a shield and a fascine depicted; embossed text "THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION FRANCE ITALY SERBIA JAPAN MONTENEGRO RUSSIA GREECE GREAT BRITAIN BELGIUM BRAZIL PORTUGAL RUMANIA CHINA"; rainbow striped ribbon; three bronze clasps with embossed text " MEUSE-ARGONNE, DEFENSIVE SECTOR" on ribbon.

Use

World War One

Collection

Military Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1918 - 1918

Time Period

20th Century

Location

Location

Room

Offsite Storage No. 1, #2076

Building

Offsite

Date

December 13, 2022

Created By

Krupa, Eric

Create Date

December 8, 2022

Updated By

Krupa, Eric

Update Date

December 23, 2022