 The World War I Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was first created in 1919. The medal was originally intended to be created by an act of the United States Congress, however the bill authorizing the decoration never passed leaving the service departments to create the award through general orders. The United States Army published orders authorizing the World War I Victory Medal in April 1919 and the U.S. Navy followed in June of that same year. World War I Victory Medal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Criteria Originally known simply as the “Victory Medal”, the World War I Victory Medal was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations. In 1945 the World War II Victory Medal was created as the “Victory Ribbon”. Between 1945 and 1947, the two awards were known as the “Victory Medal” and “Victory Ribbon”. In 1947, when the Victory Ribbon became a full sized medal as the World War II Victory Medal, the World War I Victory Medal adopted its current name. Some military records as late as the 1950s, however, continued to annotate the decoration by its previous name, and the medal was often referred to as “Victory Medal (WWI)”. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
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WWII Victory Medal The World War II Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. ...
Devices To denote battle participation and campaign credit, the World War I Victory was authorized with a large variety of devices to denote specific accomplishments. In order of seniority, the devices authorized to the World War I Victory Medal were as follows.
Silver Citation Star The Silver Citation Star to the World War I Victory Medal was authorized by the United States Congress on February 4, 1919. A silver star was authorized to be worn on the ribbon of the Victory Medal for any member of the U.S. Army who had been cited for gallantry in action between 1917 and 1920. In 1932, the silver citation star was redesigned and renamed the Silver Star Medal and, upon application to the United States War Department, any holder of the silver citation star could have it converted to a Silver Star Medal. Example of Citation Star on WWI Victory Medal The Citation Star was an award of the United States Army which was first established by the United States Congress on July 9, 1918. ...
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Navy Commendation Star The Navy Commendation Star was authorized to any person who had been cited by the Secretary of the Navy for heroic performance of duty during the First World War. The Navy Commendation Star was worn as a silver star on the World War I Victory Medal identical in appearance to the Army’s silver citation star. Unlike the Army’s version, however, the Navy Commendation Star could not be upgraded to the Silver Star Medal. The Navy Commendation Star was a decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized in 1918 as an attachment to the World War I Victory Medal. ...
Army Battle Clasps The following battle clasps, inscribed with a battle's name, were worn on the medal to denote participation in major ground conflicts. Campaign Clasp Examples A Campaign clasp is an attachment to a military award consisting of a metal bar which is pinned to the upper cloth portion of an award medal. ...
- Aisne (May 27 to June 5, 1918)
- Aisne-Marne (July 18 to August 6, 1918)
- Cambrai (May 12 to December 4, 1917)
- Champaign-Marne (July 15-18, 1918)
- Lys (April 9-27, 1918)
- Meuse-Argonne (September 26 to Nov. 11, 1918)
- Montdidier-Noyon (June 9-13, 1918)
- Oise-Aisne (August 18 to November 11, 1918)
- St. Mihiel (September 12-16, 1918)
- Somme Defensive (March 21 to April 6, 1918)
- Somme-Offensive (August 8 to November 11, 1918)
- Vittorio-Veneto (October 24 to November 4, 1918)
- Ypres-Lys (August 19 to November 11, 1918)
For general defense service, not involving a specific battle, the “Defensive Sector” Battle Clasp was authorized. The clasp was also awarded for any battle which was not already recognized by its own battle clasp. Aisne is a département in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ...
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Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ...
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Navy Battle Clasps Navy battle clasps were issued for naval service in support of army operations and had identical names to the army battle clasps. There was a slight variation of the criteria dates for the navy battle clasps, as listed below. - Aisne (June 1-5, 1918)
- Aisne-Marne (July 18-20, 1918)
- Meuse-Argonne (September 29 to October 10, 1918, and October 25 to November 11, 1918)
- St. Mihiel (September 12-16, 1918)
- Ypres-Lys (Service in support of the Northern Bombing Group)
The Defensive Sector clasp was also authorized for Navy personnel who had participated in naval combat but were not authorized a particular battle clasp.
Navy Operational Clasps For sea related war duty, the Navy issued the following operational clasps which were worn on the World War I Victory Medal and inscribed with the name of the duty type which had been performed. Campaign Clasp Examples A Campaign clasp is an attachment to a military award consisting of a metal bar which is pinned to the upper cloth portion of an award medal. ...
- Armed Guard: For merchant personnel (freighters, tankers, and troop ship) between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
- Asiatic: For service on any vessel that visited a Siberian port between the dates of April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 and from November 12, 1918, and March 30, 1920. For the second period of service, the port visit must have exceeded ten days in length.
- Atlantic Fleet: For service in the Atlantic Fleet between May 25 and November 11, 1918.
- Aviation: For service involving flying over the Atlantic Ocean between the dates of May 25 and November 11, 1918.
- Destroyer: For service on destroyers on the Atlantic Ocean between May 25, 1918, and November 11, 1918.
- Escort: For personnel regularly attached to escort vessels on the North Atlantic between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
- Grand Fleet: For personnel assigned to any ship of the “United States Grand Fleet” between December 9, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
- Mine Laying: For service in mine laying sea duty between the dates of May 26 to November 11, 1918.
- Mine Sweeping: For service in mine sweeping sea duty between April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918.
- Mobile Base: For service on tenders and repair vessels between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
- Naval Battery: For service as a member of a naval battery detachment between July 10 and November 11, 1918.
- Overseas: For service on shore in allied or enemy countries of Europe from April 6, 1918, to November 11, 1918.
- Patrol: For any war patrol service on the Atlantic Ocean between the dates of May 25 and November 11, 1918.
- Salvage: For salvage duty performed on the seas between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918.
- Submarine: For submarine duty performed on the Atlantic Ocean between May 25 and November 11, 1918.
- Submarine Chaser: For anti-submarine duty performed on the Atlantic Ocean between May 18 and November 11, 1918.
- Transport: For personnel regularly attached to a transport or cargo vessel between the dates of April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918.
- White Sea: For service on any vessel which visited a Russian port or performed war patrols in the White Sea not less than ten days between November 12, 1918 and July 31, 1919.
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Army Service Clasps For non-combat service with the Army during the First World War, the following service clasps were authorized to the World War I Victory Medal. Each service claps was inscribed with a country or region name where support service was performed. The U.S. Army issued the following service clasps. Campaign Clasp Examples A Campaign clasp is an attachment to a military award consisting of a metal bar which is pinned to the upper cloth portion of an award medal. ...
- England (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- France (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- Italy (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- Russia (Any service)
- Siberia (Any service)
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Navy Service Clasps The U.S. Navy issued similar service clasps to the Army for service in the following regions during the following periods. - England (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- France (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- Italy (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
- Russia (November 12, 1918 to July 31, 1919)
- Siberia (November 12, 1918 to March 30, 1920)
- West Indies (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
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Campaign Stars Since battle and service clasps could only be worn on the full sized World War I Victory Medal, bronze service stars were authorized for wear on the award ribbon. This was the common method of campaign and battle display when wearing the World War I Victory Medal as a ribbon on a military uniform. Bronze and Silver Service Stars A Service star is an attachment to a military decoration which denotes participation in military campaigns or multiple bestowals of the same award. ...
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