Army Good Conduct Medal
date: label: Date
content: 1942-1945
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: The United States Army Good Conduct Medal. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red ribbon with six (6) white vertical stripes. The pin has a safety pin closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon attached to a medal. The ribbon is looped over the bar and held in place with thread at the bottom corners of the pin. The ribbon is gathered on a jump ring at the bottom that also holds the medal. The medal is round, bronze colored, and has a bezel attached to the jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with text that reads [EFFICIENCY · HONOR · FIDELITY ·]. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of an eagle with its wings spread, perched on a sword. The sword rests on a closed book. The reverse of the medal depicts a wreath of laurel and oak leaves in relief. At the center is a five-pointed star and a scroll with the text [FOR GOOD] and [CONDUCT] above and below the star and scroll in relief.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2014.63.105.1.23
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 13/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.1 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (1.2 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 3.6 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.4 cm)