Navy United States WWI Victory Medal With 6 Service Bars For Sale

An original period item from The Great War (WWI) awarded by the United States Navy to their service personnel. The primary qualifying period to receive this medal was between April 6, 1917 (U.S. entry into the war) through November 11, 1918 (Armistice).

As a tangible piece of history, this medal highlights the significant sacrifices and contributions made by United States sailors during this challenging period in world history. This militaria collectable features six Navy clasps in major areas of Naval service.

• Medal Obverse: features Winged Victory wielding a sword and shield.

• Medal Reverse: shows an American shield, the Fasces, which is the ancient Roman symbol of authority, a medieval battle axe, and the names of allied countries.

• Clasps were awarded for major areas of Naval operations. This medal includes six rectangular, rope-bordered Navy clasps: Destroyer, Patrol, Transport, Escort, Overseas, Atlantic Fleet.

What the clasps mean:

• Destroyer: service on the Atlantic high seas north of the equator and east of the 37th meridian between May 25 and Nov 11, 1918.

• Patrol: service with patrol craft on the North Atlantic.

• Transport: personnel regularly attached to a transport or cargo vessel.

• Escort: service with escort craft on the North Atlantic.

• Overseas: shore service in Allied or enemy countries of Europe.

• Atlantic Fleet: service in the Atlantic Fleet between May 25 and Nov 11, 1918.

The medal and Navy clasps have a matching warm and even bronze patina. Ribbon shows some wear at the bottom.

Official Navy regulations limited a recipient to one Navy service clasp on the medal, even when a sailor's service qualified him for several types of duty clasps. This medal with 6 Navy clasps wasn't issued that way by the Navy, rather a jeweler later mounted the clasps together on the ribbon creating a "full entitlement" grouping that reflected the sailor's complete service record. This was a common and well-documented practice in the period.

James Earle Fraser, the prominent sculptor who designed the "buffalo" nickel and the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, designed this World War I Victory Medal in 1919.

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