The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-26
GET YOUR VICTORY BUTTONS
How Soldiers May Obtain Insignia
To Wear in Civil Life.
Lapel button to be known as the

/. Lapel button to be known as the
Victory Button, for wear on civilian
clothes. will be issued to all officers.
enlisted men (excluding members OF
the Students Army Training CORPSE,
field clerks, and members of the Army
Nurse Corps, who served honorably on
active duty in the army of the United
states for a period of fifteen days at
any time between April s, 1917, and
November II. 1918 The button VIII
be of silver for those wounded in ac-
ton and bronze for all others:
2. For the present the Victory But
ton will be issued at time of honorable
discharge to those entitled to it and
to those who have already been hon
orablv discharged. Later the button
will be issued to all remaining in serv-
ice entitled to it.
3. Those who have been discharged
before supply of buttons was avail
able for issue may secure a button by
mailing to the supply officer of the
nearest military post, camp or station,
including a recruiting station, their
original discharge certificate or true
provided for the purpose, or, in the
case of officers to whom no discharge
certificate was issued, their discharge
order or a true copy thereof. the
true copy of a discharge certificate
or of a discharge order must be exc
Cuted by a CIVIL OFFICER empowered 10
administer oaths and be a full, literal
and complete copy of the original and
contain all written or printed matter
appearing on both sides of the dis
charge certificate or discharge order.
The certificate of the civil officer
must be in the following form;
= 81 certify that the foregoing is a
true and complete copy of the original
discharge. certificate Cor discharge
order) of ----, and contains all
written and printed matter appearing
on both sides of the discharge certifi-
cate COR discharge order).
II further certify that I have en-
dOrsed on the original discharge GER
tificate Cor discharge order) over my
signature the following in words and
figures: True copy made by me
-,, 1871, for the purpose of
securing a Victory Button by mail"
T. Necessary blank forms (Form
No. T04. A. G. o., for enlisted men,
and Form No. 704-1, A. G. o. for Of
ficers) for preparation of true copies
Of discharge certificates will be fur
nished by the war department and
may be obtained when the supply is
available from the supply officer of
any military post, camp or station,
including a recruiting station.
No blank form for preparation Of
true copies of officers discharge or
ders will be furnished.
5. When the supply officer issued
a Victory Button, he will endorse on
the discharge certificate, discharge
order, or true copy of discharge cer-
tificate or discharge order the fact of
issue and kind of button issued
s. Commanding officers will give
this circular the widest publicity pos
sible in the local press.
(421. A. G.. o.
BY order of the Secretary of War:
PEYTON c. MARCH.
General, Chief of Staff.
Official.
j. II. KERR.
Adjutant General.
BY command of Brigadier General
Sage. F. j. MCCONNELL,
@ ~ Colonel. Infantry, L. S. A,
Seal Executive Officer.
Official:
HAYES A. KRONER,
Major. Infantry. U. S. A, Adjutant