WW! ribbon bar

[Ulsterman]

This little upside down treasure came from an eBay auction-by the fuzzy pic I thought it was a New York WW1 medal-but it is not. It's a perfect example of a plasticated US WW2 ribbon bar-and it came with several others showing WW@ service.

I am very pleased-it's my first one, now if I can just find the medal to go with it.

Edited November 15, 2007 by Ulsterman

[Stogieman]

Hey Mate, what are these two awards?

[Ed_Haynes]

Hey Mate, what are these two awards?

WWI Victory Medal (with bronze star for one clasp) and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

[Guest Rick Research]

And the notable thing IS the one star. The battle bars almost invariably came with the ubiquitous "Defensive Sector" bar. So either no star or two+... but ONE is quite unusual.

I'm off to my annual sinister gathering of cousins, but if this hasn't been solved from the divisional entitlements list by the time I get back, I'll see if I can spot any large unit singleton.

[Stogieman]

Thanks Ed, couldn't place the second... I had initially thought NY Conspicuous Service Cross...

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks Ed, couldn't place the second... I had initially thought NY Conspicuous Service Cross...

No, I think (and working from memory, that is a very dangerous thing) it is the VFW. That would be a logical pair.

[Ulsterman]

actually the bar was almost certainly a "fleet" one, as the rest of the bar (e.g. the WW2 version) included a stray navy long service medal ribbon in second place (after the purple heart).

US vets do not seem to have bought a lot of their association medals, so I am quite chuffed: it's a 1920s bar for certain.

Edited August 21, 2006 by Ulsterman