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The World War I Victory Button (known prior to establishment of the World War II Victory Medal simply as the Victory Button) was a lapel button designed for wear on civilian clothes and consisted of a five-pointed star 5/8-inch in diameter on a wreath with the letters "U.S." in the center. For persons wounded in action, the lapel button was ...
United States service medals of the World Wars are U.S. military medals which were created solely for recognizing service in the First World War and World War II.Such medals are no longer awarded, but are still referred to in various publications, manuals, and award precedence charts as many veterans still display them as part of veteran functions and ceremonies.
The World War I Victory Medal was the first inter-service award. This was followed by the Purple Heart, [1] [2] Silver Star Medal, [3] Legion of Merit, [4] Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal decorations. Prior to this time, several older service medals had been issued both to the Army and Navy, but in different versions for each service ...
Replaced with bronze, silver, and gold medals in 1919. [9] White House Service Badge: Replaced by the Presidential Service Badge on 1 September 1964 [59] Vice Presidential Service Badge: Replaced with new design on 19 July 1976 [48] [60] Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge: Replaced with new design on 4 October 2021 [61]
C. Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal. Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War. Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918. Commemorative Medal of the Great Serbian Retreat. Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Volunteer Combatant's Cross 1914–1918. The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918.
In all some 125 men received the Medal for their actions in World War I (34 of them posthumously): 92 from the Army, to include 4 from the Air Service, 21 from the Navy (including 10 who received the Medal of non-combat actions), and 8 from the Marine Corps. Among the recipients were Alvin York, who later became the basis for the movie Sergeant ...