Description: PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE SEE ALL PICS SALE SEE OUR STORE PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD PLEASE SEE STORE LOT MORE --COMBINE SHIPPING SAVE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ World War I[edit]Cavalryman circa World War I eraThe 15th Cavalry Division was created in February 1917 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. It numbered in succession of the 1st–14th Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Originally trained for deployment to Europe, its units were later converted into field artillery units. The division was deactivated on 12 May 1918. Its personnel and other assets were later used to form 1st & 2nd Cavalry Divisions. On 20 August 1921, as a result of lessons learned from World War I, the Army's Adjutant General, Major General Peter C. Harris, constituted the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to meet future mobilization requirements. However, the 2nd Cavalry Division was not subsequently activated, and remained in 'on-paper' organizational limbo for twenty years.World War I Victory Medal (United States)12 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWorld War I Victory MedalObverseTypeService medalAwarded for"service between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, or with either of the following expeditions:American Expeditionary Forces in European Russia between November 12, 1918, and August 5, 1919.American Expeditionary Forces Siberia between November 23, 1918, and April 1, 1920."DescriptionA medal of bronze 36 millimeters in diameter. On the obverse is a winged Victory standing full length and full face. On the reverse is the inscription The Great War for Civilization and the coat of arms for the United States surmounted by a fasces, and on either side the names of the Allied and Associated Nations. The medal is suspended by a ring from a silk moire ribbon 1 3/8 inches in length and 36 millimeters in width, composed of two rainbows placed in juxtaposition and having the red in the middle, with a white thread along each edge.Country United StatesPresented bySecretary of War and Secretary of the NavyEligibilityMilitary personnel onlyMottoThe Great War for CivilizationStatusObsoleteEstablished1919; 105 years ago Service ribbon and campaign streamerPrecedenceNext (higher)Mexican Border Service MedalNext (lower)Army of Occupation of Germany MedalThe World War I Victory Medal (known prior to establishment of the World War II Victory Medal in 1945 simply as the Victory Medal) was a United States service medal designed by James Earle Fraser of New York City under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts.[1]Award of a common allied service medal was recommended by an inter-allied committee in March 1919.[2] Each allied nation would design a 'Victory Medal' for award to their military personnel, all issues having certain common features, including a winged figure of victory on the obverse and the same ribbon.[3]The Victory Medal was originally intended to be established by an act of Congress. The bill authorizing the medal never passed, however, thus leaving the military departments to establish it through general orders. The War Department published orders in April 1919, and the Navy in June of the same year.[1]
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Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
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Theme: Militaria
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