Military medallion?

[JSMITH]

I got this piece from my great grandfather when he passed away. It appears to be a WW1 victory medal, but he was not in the military to my knowledge. I guess I am wondering if anyone on TNET has one or has seen one before?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

That is the Allied Victory Medal from World War 1. It's the American version. Does it have the recipients name engraved on the rim? Many of them did. I found one years ago from a South African soldier and managed to track down his family and return it.

 

[JSMITH]

Thank you for the reply. I do not see a name on the rim.

 

[Mackaydon]

With the ribbon, it looked like this: http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/military/usa-grtwar-franceclasp-1.jpg
Don...
PS: That is, in this case, if the recipient was a Frenchman.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

With the ribbon, it looked like this: http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/military/usa-grtwar-franceclasp-1.jpg
Don...
PS: That is, in this case, if the recipient was a Frenchman.

That's actually the American version too, the bar means he served in France. There were a lot of different bars made for different areas of the war, the one that just says France was someone who served behind the lines and wasn't a front line soldier.