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And this one was my (step) grandather's. PVT Joseph E. McCrone, Battery E, 64th Artillery, C.A.C. trained in France on the British 8 inchers, but never saw combat. I got this after he passed away when I discovered he had never requested it. This would have been in the early 1970's. I understand the Army ran out of "France" bars shortly thereafter.

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Cpl. Harry Steele - 76th Company - 6th Marine Regiment

 

Bill

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I agree, it's not very clear in either the December 1919 or October 1943 National Geographic. However they are depicted as a smaller star rather than a large star.

 

The 1st Division Victory clasps are MN, AM, SM, MA & DS.

 

Bill

 

 

Capt. Robert Wade - 23rd Infantry - 2nd Division (note larger star)

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Here's my grandfather David Weir in France circa 1917, and his WW1 Victory Medal with Meuse-Argonne and Defensive Sector clasps.

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Would it have been possible for a soldier to have earned the following battle clasps on one victory medal: SM, MA, VITTORIO-VENETO, DS? Thanks for your input.

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The planchet is a reissue type 1 (Laslo) mfg. by His Lordship Industries in the 1980's....The clasp looks good, the medal was reribboned on a 1940's slot broach.

 

Bill

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The planchet is a reissue type 1 (Laslo) mfg. by His Lordship Industries in the 1980's....The clasp looks good, the medal was reribboned on a 1940's slot broach.

 

Bill

Thanks Bill! Glad I can finally put the mystery of that slot brooch to rest :)

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I'm afraid I don't have any unit association with this one.

 

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This one, I'm guessing, is Naval Aviation by the rope around the bar.

 

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This one has no bar and no mounting brooch.

 

Oops.......my mistake. I just looked at this one again and flipped it over.....it's a British Victory medal....sorry!

 

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Hi Bill, the 5 bar one is attributable to the 3rd Division. However, the bars are mixed up in the wrong order.

 

They should be (top to bottom):

 

CM

AM

SM

MA

DS

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Darrell,

 

This bar combination (out of order) could be 26th or 42nd Division

 

Bill

 

 

 

Hi Bill, the 5 bar one is attributable to the 3rd Division. However, the bars are mixed up in the wrong order.

 

They should be (top to bottom):

 

CM

AM

SM

MA

DS

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Bill,

 

Your Aviation clasp looks like a reproduction based upon the rope spacing in the upper right corner

 

Bill

 

 

 

This one, I'm guessing, is Naval Aviation by the rope around the bar.

 

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Victory named to a Marine

 

Bill

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FYI - This fine, single WWI Victory medal, with the reverse of the 2 Bars (Meuse-Argonne & Defensive Sector) engraved to the USMC recipient, a Private & member of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion and a recipient of a Silver Citation Star, sold yesterday on EBay for $1,007.00!!!!!!!! ASTOUNDING, I think!

Semper Fi.....Bobgee

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Not the most impressive, but my only one

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I always thought this medal in the shaver box was cool when my dad would show it to me as a kid on very rare occasions.... drool2.gif

 

-Ski

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And two more from the collection. The units that would of been awarded this Meuse-Argonne combo would of been the 6th, 7th, 29th, 79th, 81st, 88th and 92nd Divisions.

 

-Ski

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Seeing the Marine WW1 VM with the combination army/navy bars prompted me to throw in two of my (recently acquired) medals.

The first one is, I presume, from an army aviator.

 

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This is the first and only example I have ever seen with wings attached to the ribbon. If anyone else has an example I'd love to see it.

 

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The wings are sewen onto the ribbon right where the wings meet the shield and looks as if it was done soon after receiving the medal. The patina of the wings and aging to the thread leads me to this belief.

 

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The back of the wings have the remains of what I think is the orginial pin attachment.

 

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The second VM I have is from either a navy guy attached to the Marines or was a Marine. I know the EGA is used by navy personnel attached to Marine units engaging in combat operations, but I recently saw a WW1 VM with the EGA attributed to a Marine so I'm not sure if the one I have is navy or Marine.

 

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In this really bad photo you can see the pin attachment used to secure the EGA to the ribbon. It looks like it has been on the ribbon for many years. The EGA does have a slightly brighter shine to it than the medal but I don't know if that is due to a difference in metal's or if the EGA was added a good while after the medal was received.

 

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wow...very neat. thanks for sharing

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Both Interesting pieces. I'm guessing the Aviator affixed this mini-wing......perhaps a lapel pin of some sort, as a veteran, to proudly show his aviation specialty. The same I would think for the USMC device. A similar one recently appeared on Ebay. If I can find the link I'll post it. Neither of the devices are known to me to be 'regulation'. The Navy later in WWII & later authorized the wearing of a mini-USMC emblem on the campaign medals of Navy Corpsmen attached to the Marines. Still done today.

Semper Fi.....Bobgee

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