Evening journal., 1919-01-20
MEDALS, CHEVRONS,
What They MEAN
Soldiers Get One God tor
Six Months Ooveseas
Duty
GASSED IF EMBLEM
is ON RIGHT ARM

When your hero returns from over
seas take a peep at his uniform and
note the number or gold chevrons that
adorn his coat sleeves and the type OF
medal he wears.
Few have been lucky enough 10 win
the coveted medals that are given 10
distinguished service men, but nearly
every one OF the returning fighters will
sport gold chevron.
So II your soldier boy wears d single
gold chevron on his left sleeve you will
know he has been overseas for six
months and II he wears two You will
know he has served overseas a full
year.
The sold chevron, Indicating a six
months overseas service, when worn
on the right sleeve, means the wearer
has been wounded or gassed- The gold
chevron is WON with the V reversed by
sailors and marines. Enlisted men and
officers who did not see foreign service
wear one silver chevron for each six
months OF service. Honorably dis
charged soldiers wear two scarlet chew
rons on the left sleeve and men who
went overseas, but served less than six
months in the expeditionary forces
wear a blue chevron on the left sleeve.
Now that you have mastered this
bit OF military detail let US proceed 10
the medals and service ribbons.
OF first Importance is the Distinguish
ed Service Medal II is OF bronze and
suspended from a red, white and blue
ribbon. This medal Is awarded t0 any
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himself o. herself in & duty OF great
responsibility. One OF these medals has
been awarded 20 General Pershing.
There are two types Of the Medal
Of Honor, one for the navy and one for
the army This medal ranks with the
Victoria Cross, and is awarded for ne
roio conduct, even at the risk OF life"
in the performance OF duty The navy
medal Of this type is suspended from
A bronze anchor attached 10 a blue rib
bon, while the army medal is suspended
from an American war eagle attached
TO a red ribbon.
This Distinguished Service Cross,
new decoration, Is Of bronze with a rib
bon. and is awarded by the President
TO any person who since April s, 1917
has distinguished himself by extraor-
dinary operations Superimposed on the
bronze cross is an American war eagle.
The medal is suspended from a blue
ribbon fdnged with white and rel
stripes.
Ribbons, or bars, as they are styled
by service men are a bit more difficult
for laymen to understand. In fact
the are so similar in character that
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tinguish one from the other
A common type is that worn by fight
ers who saw overseas service. This IS
a long, narrow bar bearing three bands
Of red and an equal number Of blue and
white bands. Another type, worn by
men who enlisted for war service, Is a
simple bar bearing three single bands
Of red, white and blue.
Many OF the soldiers are veterans OF
other wars and entitled to wear the
service ribbons awarded in those strug-
giles. To guide you the following list
Of such decorations is given:
Spanish War campaign-Ribbon o.
silk composed Of two bands Of blue,
separated by band Of yellow with o
border OF yellow on each side.
Philippines campaign-R.bbon Of silk
composed Of a broad band Of blue be-
tween bands Of red. with a narrow
stripe Of blue on either end.
China srnpaign-Ribbon Of silk COM
posed Of a band OF yellow, with ends
Of blue.
Mexican service-Ribbon Of silk COM
posed OF two yellow bands separated
by blue band, with narrow blue bands
on either end.