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Verdun Medal of Liberation - Any info?


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Cobrahistorian

Hey all,

 

Does anyone have any information on the Verdun medal of liberation that was issued to some XX Corps soldiers in 1944? I haven't been able to find much out there on it.

 

Thanks!

 

Jon

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I think it may have been a one off. I find it mentioned only in the newspapers and in Eugene Schulz' "The Ghost in Patton's Army" on page 173 when he writes “On the day of liberation in this war, the city leaders [of Verdun] honored our Corps officers at a ceremony at the Hotel de Ville.”
Several different newspaper correspondents noted the event, one such was the dispatch of AP Correspondent, Edward D. Ball, Verdun, Aug.31 – (Delayed):  “The first American column entered Verdun at midmorning under the command of Lieut. Col. Edward McConnel of Paxton, N. C. He rolled down Petain avenue and as soon as the shooting quieted somewhat he was ushered off to the town square and in a ceremony there was presented a medal which had been struck for this day of the city’s liberation.” (South Bend (IN) Tribune, 1 Sep 1944, page 4). 

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