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World War, 1914-1918

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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World War I Service Medal Awarded by Wayne County, West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4486
Content Description A medal awarded for service in World War I by Wayne County, West Virginia. The medal is circular in shape and bronze or gold in color with a dark blue ribbon. The front face of the medal depicts the bust of a man in Revolutionary War-era military dress. The man depicted may be the Marquis De La Fayette, based on his tricorn hat with a cockade and the association of La Fayette and the United States involvement in WWI. The reverse of the artifact reads "Presented by Wayne Co., W.Va. for...
Dates: ca. 1920