USA Allied Victory Medal

aaaaa The United States of America Victory Medal. Some 2.5 million of these medals were issued by the United States Government. The only medal of this type to be issued with battle clasps. Here the medal can be seen exhibting the clasps 'Defense Sector' and 'Meuse-Argonne' The full list of clasps issued are:

Navy

• Overseas - Service on shore in Allied or Enemy countries of Europe 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918
• Asiatic - Service on any vessel which made a Siberan port between 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918
• Armed Guard - one voyage across North Atlantic between 6 April 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Atlantic Fleet - For Service on such duty from 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918
• Aviation - see patrol
• Destroyer - see patrol
• Escort - one voyage across North Atlantic between 6 April 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Grand Fleet - Regular attachment to A vessel within Grand Fleet 9 Dec 1917 to 11 Nov 1918
• Mine Laying - For service on such duty from 26 May 1918 to 11 Nov 1918
• Mine Sweeping - For service on such duty from 6 Apr 1917 until completion of mine sweeping
• Mobile Base - For service on tenders and repair of vessel east of 37E and north of Equator between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Naval Battery - For service on such duty between 10 Jul 1918 to 11 Nov 1918
• Patrol - For Service on high seas east of 37E and north of equator between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918, also North Atlantic patrol 25 May 1918 to 11 Nov 1918
• Salvage - For service on such duty 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918
• Sub Chaser - For service on the high seas on such duty east of 37E and north of equator 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918, and in North Atlantic 25 May 1918 to 11 Nov 1918
• Submarine - see patrol
• Transport - one voyage across North Atlantic between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• White Sea - For service on any vessel which made a Russian port 6 Apr 1917 to 11 Nov 1918

Army

• Somme, Defensive - Battle 21 Mar 1918 to 6 Apr 1918
• Lys - Battle 9 to 27 Apr 1918
• Aisne -
• Montdidier-Noyon - Battle 9 to 13 June 1918
• Champagne-Marne - Battle 15 to 18 July 1918
• Aisne-Marne - Battle 18 Jul to 6 Aug 1918
• Somme, Offensive - Battle 8 Aug to 11 Nov 1918
• Oise-Aisne - Battle 18 Aug to 11 Nov 1918
• Ypres-Lys - Battle 19 Aug to 11 Nov 1918
• St. Mihiel - Battle 12 to 16 Sept 1918
• Meuse-Argonne - Battle 26 Sep to 11 Nov 1918
• Vittorio-Veneto - Battle 24 Oct to 4 Nov 1918
• France - for service in country between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Italy - for service in country between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Siberia - for any service in country
• Russia - for any service in country
• England - for service in country between 6 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1918
• Cambrai - Battle 12 May 1917 to 4 Dec 1917
• Defensive Sector