The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-07
Victory Medal is
] Awarded Service Men
a1arking I DistinctiOa Bctwecn Men
wh6 Served at Battle Fronts
and Other Service
cFFIGERs AND ENLIsrD MEN

served on active duty n the army Of
the United States at Any time be-
tween April s, 1917, and November
1a, 1913, and whose service was hon
0rables The victory medal Is OF
fonze, the work Of James e. Frazier
II sculptor Of New York City, and
hears on one side the figure Of
Victory and on the other the names
Eok all the allied and associated
Countries. The medal is hung from
al rainbow colored ribbon, symbolic
iAg the unity of the allies.
q On the ribbon will be placed battle
Tclasps each with the name of battle
III which the American forces partic-
ipated. A soldier will be given one
such clasp for each battle he took
part in under orders. Clasps will
also be issued for service in France
optside the line of battle, in Italy,
Siberia, European Russia (Arch-
Angel and England. When the bar
of ribbon is worn in place of the
medal, bronze star will take the
place of each clasp. Besides these
bronze stars, silver stars may also
be worn, one for each citation for
gallantry in action for justifying the
award Of a medal of honor or a dis
tinguished service cross. Such cita-
tions must be issued from the head
quarters of a force commanded by a
general officer; that is, brigade,
division, army corps, or army.
A recent amendment to the gen.
eral order directing the issue of the
victory medal adds to the list OF
battle clasps the following: Service
in the first army area between
August 80 and November IL, 1918,
or in the second army area between
October IL and November IL, 1918.
Such clasps are awarded irrespective
of service in the major operations
named in the above list. Defensive
sector clasps will also be issued to
all officers and enlisted men serving
in an area under French, British,
Belgium or Italian command, be-
tween April g., 1917 and November
IL, 1918. Only one defensive sector
clasp will be issued to any one
person.
The following is list of battles
officially recognized by the war de-
partment, with dates, organizations
which took part in them, and the
names of local engagements included
Eiff the larger battles:
Official Statistics
Cambria: IL May December,
1917; medical units and 9Th engine
ers.
Somme Defensive: 21 March-6
April 1918; medical units, sixth en-
gineers, air forces.
Lys Defensive: 9 April-27 April,
1918; medical units, 9Th engineers,
air forces.
Aisne Defensive: 27 May-5 June,
1918; Chateau-Thierry, Bouresches,
Belleau Wood; End division, part OF
3rd and 28th.
Montdidier-Noyon Defensive: 9
June-13 June, 1918: LIST division.
| Champagne-Marne Defensive: 15
July-1S July, 1918; Chateau
Thierry; Sd, 42nd and part of 2Sth
division.
Aisne-Marne Offensive: 1S July
6 August, 1918; the Ourcq, Foret
de Fere, Fere-en-Tardenois Seringes-
et-Nesle, Sergy, Cierges, Scissors;
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 26th, 2Sth, 32nd
and 42nd divisions.
Somme Offensive: August-11
November, 1918; Chipilly Ridge
Ypres, st. Quentin Canal; 9th
3Oth, part of 33d division.
Oise-Aisne Offensive: 1S August
II November 1913; Laon. Fismes
Bazoches; 2Sth, 32nd, 77th divisions
Ypres-Lys Offensive: 19 August
III November, 1918; Mt. KENNEL
Audenarde; 9th, 30th, 37th ant
91st divisions.
st. Mihiel Offensive: II Septem
ber-16 September, 11S; st. Benoit
X a m m s, Jaulny, Thiaucourt
vigneulles, Montsec, Fresnes; 1st
End, 4th, 9Th, 26th, 42nd, S2nd
seth, Goth divisions-Gn reserve
Sd, 33d, 35th, 18th, S0th, 91st.)
Meuse-Argonne Offensive: 26 Sep
tember-11 November; Montfaucon
Cuisy, Nantillois, Septsarges, Dan
nevoux, Epinonville, Brieulles, Ges
nes, Bois des Ogons, Beaumont
Cnnel, Landres-et-St. Georges
Bantheville, Bois de Foret, Buzancy
Liny-devant-Dun, Dun-sur-Meuse.
vittorio- veneto Offensive: o.
October-4 November, 1918; 332t
infantry regimental ambulance units
The Home Sector