Ulsterman Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Hey Mate, what are these two awards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Hey Mate, what are these two awards?WWI Victory Medal (with bronze star for one clasp) and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Thanks Ed, couldn't place the second... I had initially thought NY Conspicuous Service Cross... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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