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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.

1 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)”.

2 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.

2.1 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.

2.2 Navy Commendation Star

The Navy Commendation StarThe 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. The Navy Commendation Star was awarded to any service member who had been cited for gallantry or heroism 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.

2.3 Army Battle Clasps

The following battle claspsA 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. Campaign clasps may denote battle credit for which the award was authorized, some special achievement above the n, inscribed with a battle's name, were worn on the medal to denote participation in major ground conflicts.

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.



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