Name/Title
Pin, FraternalEntry/Object ID
2016.11.64Description
American Expeditionary Forces pin. Brass with red, white and blue enamel surface. The pin has a blue outer ring, then white ring, and then a red circle in the middle. At the center of the pin, in the red circle, are brass-colored letters "A.E.F." with three downward facing chevrons below. Pin hardware is attached horizontally to the back.
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was the expeditionary force of the United States Army during World War I. It was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of General John J. Pershing. During the United States campaigns in World War I it fought alongside the French Army, British Army, Canadian Army and Australian Army on the Western Front, against the German Empire. The AEF helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive (at the Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) and Battle of Belleau Wood) in the summer of 1918, and the AEF fought its major actions in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in the latter part of 1918. It disbanded in 1920.
These pins were given to veterans of the American Expeditiary Forces. Each chevron denoted one 6-month term of service overseas, so the the owner of this pin served for 18 months, or a year and half.Acquisition
Accession
2016.11Source or Donor
Feack, PamelaAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin FeackMade/Created
Date made
1917 - 1920Place
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: circa 1917-1920Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Pin, FraternalNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Depth
3/16 inCircumference
5/8 inMaterial
Metal, Brass, EnamelRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Burdick, Floyd O. "Pa"Person or Organization
Burdick, Samantha Minerva "Minnie"/"Ma" (Saunders)
