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USA
WW1 Victory Medal with clasp (see
below) WW1 was remembered by
only one campaign medal in the US, taking
the form of the medal common to all of the victorious allied nations.
It
was awarded for honourable service for active duty at any time between 6
April 1917 and 11 November 1918. It was also awarded for service between
12 November 1918 and 5 August 1919, with the American Expeditionary
Forces in European Russia, and was awarded to the American Expeditionary
Forces in Siberia between 23 November 1918 and 1 April 1920.
For more details on the Inter
Allied Victory Medals
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Battle clasps were awarded for:
| Cambrai |
(20 May - 4 December 1917); |
| Somme, Defensive |
(21 March - 6 April 1918); |
| Lys |
(9-27 April 1918); |
| Aisne |
(27 May - 5 June 1918); |
| Montdidier-Noyon |
(9 June - 13 June 1918); |
| Champagne-Marne |
(18 July - 6 August 1918); |
| Aisne-Marne |
(18 July - 6 August 1918); |
| Somme, Offensive |
(8 August - 11 November 1918); |
| Oise-Aisne |
(18 August - 11 November 1918); |
| Ypres-Lys |
(19 August - 11 November 1918); |
| St Mihiel |
(12-16 September 1918); |
| Meuse-Argonne |
(26 September - 11 November
1918); |
| Vittorio-Veneto |
(24 October - 4 November 1918);
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| Defensive Sector. |
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The US Victory medal
obverse (left) and reverse (right) with 5 battle clasps;
- Champagne-Marne,
- Aisne-Marne,
- St.
Mihiel,
- Meuse-Argonne,
- Defensive
Sector
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Service clasps were awarded to personnel who served
overseas in one of the following areas and were not entitled to a battle
clasp:
| England |
(6 April 1917 - 11 November 1918); |
| Siberia |
(any service in Siberia); |
| Italy |
(6 April 1917 - 11
November 1918); |
| Russia |
(any service in
European Russia); and |
| France |
(6 April 1917 - 11
November 1918). |
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