SARGE Posted April 16, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2009 While researching a new Model 1902 Army Officer Sword I stumbled across the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. It seems that they are a patriotic organization with pre-Civil War roots and issued a Jr.O.U.A.M. medal to members who had served in World War I. This organization was a spin-off of the Order of United American Mechanics patriotic organization. The Order of United American Mechanics was a natavist organization founded during the anti-alien riots of 1844-45 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics was founded in 1853 in Germantown, Pennsylvania and is still in existence today as a patriotic and fraternal organization. The sword is a standard Model 1902 Army Officer Sword that was utilized by the Jr.O.U.A.M. and is discussed under the Edged Weapons section of the forum. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry315215 Here is a view of a Jr.O.U.A.M. militia drill team from some time before WWI. And here is a view of the sword blade for the Jr.O.U.A.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 17, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2009 Thanks Sarge. You sword has to be a rare one and it is in great condition. I had not heard of that organization before. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumserbrown Posted February 3, 2021 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2021 I just bought one of the New Jersey Council Jr OUAM WWI service medals. Does anybody have a record of how many were issued? I am guessing they are quite common, but would be interesting to know just how common thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted February 4, 2021 Rob, I don't have a good grasp on how common these service medals are. I suspect they are similar to the UCV wartime service medals, which are actually not that common... or at least don't come on the market commonly. Kevin, do you have a feeling for the commonality of these Jr. OUAM medals? George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmedals Posted February 4, 2021 Share #5 Posted February 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, SARGE said: Rob, I don't have a good grasp on how common these service medals are. I suspect they are similar to the UCV wartime service medals, which are actually not that common... or at least don't come on the market commonly. Kevin, do you have a feeling for the commonality of these Jr. OUAM medals? George In my experience there are a lot of the NJ Jr. OUAM medals around. There always seem to be a couple listed on eBay. The Virginia State Council of the Jr. OUAM also issued one in the same design as I recall. The city of Calumet Jr, OUAM also issued one in a different design. Unfortunately I haven't figured out which "Calumet" it was. There are several cities/towns named Calumet in the US. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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