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| World War II Victory Medal. |
The World War II Victory Medal was first issued as a service ribbon referred to as the “Victory Ribbon.” The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by Mr. Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal until after World War II had ended.
The Congressional authorization for the medal specified that it was to be awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946.
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| Reverse of Victory Medal. |
On the internet these are usually shown hanging on a ribbon, but this one does not have a hole for hanging.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Body armor that belonged to American soldiers along with Chinese gas masks were unearthed with the remains of Korean War dead in the heavily fortified border area that divides the peninsula, the defense ministry said Thursday.
Search teams have found 321 bone fragments and nearly 23,000 items from soldiers who died during fierce battles in what would later become the Demilitarized Zone since April 1, according to a press release...
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| Source: Wikipedia.com |
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| Source: Military.com (See link below.) |
SEOUL, South Korea -- Body armor that belonged to American soldiers along with Chinese gas masks were unearthed with the remains of Korean War dead in the heavily fortified border area that divides the peninsula, the defense ministry said Thursday.
Search teams have found 321 bone fragments and nearly 23,000 items from soldiers who died during fierce battles in what would later become the Demilitarized Zone since April 1, according to a press release...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/05/24/us-body-armor-found-remains-korean-war-dead-dmz.html
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Thanks to Daniel S. for helping me with the "Swan" ink question. What I thought was a swan on the ink bottle cap is actually a pelican. You'd think I'd know what a pelican looks like!
So the ink bottle is actually from the Pelikan company, which is still in operation today as a Swiss subsidiary.
I couldn't find any evidence of Swan ink being connected with Germany, which was embossed on the bottom of the bottle, so that explains sit.
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| Pelikan Ink Bottle With Label. |
In 1832 chemist Carl Hornemann founded his own colour and ink factory in Hanover Germany. Here at Pelikan though we tend to consider the 28th of April 1838 as the founding date, as it was the date on the very first price list. All company anniversaries are therefore based on this date.
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| Antique Pelikan Ink Ad. |
Man ALMOST swallowed by whale.
https://spiritdailyblog.com/strange-things/modern-day-jonahs
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Honor those who lost their lives in the service of our country.
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