World War II Victory Medal

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United States military decoration military campaign medal

The World War II Victory Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during World War II between 1941 and 1946.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military decoration → military campaign medal →
alsoKnownAs	WWII Victory Medal → World War II Victory Medal (United States) →
awardedFor	honorable active or inactive service in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II →
awardedTo	enlisted personnel of the U.S. Armed Forces → members of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve → members of the U.S. National Guard on active duty → officers of the U.S. Armed Forces →
campaign	American Theater of Operations → Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations → European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
dateEstablished	July 6, 1945 →
designer	Thomas Hudson Jones NERFINISHED →
diameter	approximately 1.25 inches →
eligibility	all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during the eligibility period →
establishedBy	President Harry S. Truman → United States Congress →
firstAwarded	1945 →
higherAward	American Campaign Medal → Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal →
lastAwarded	1946 →
lowerAward	none →
material	bronze →
obverseDesign	Liberty standing with broken sword and rising sun →
presentedBy	United States Department of War → United States Department of the Navy →
relatedDecoration	American Defense Service Medal → World War I Victory Medal →
reverseDesign	inscription "Freedom from Fear and Want" and "Freedom of Speech and Religion" with laurel branches →
ribbonColors	blue → rainbow → red → white →
ribbonSymbolism	colors symbolizing the Allied nations and victory →
serviceBranch	United States Army → United States Army Air Forces → United States Coast Guard → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
serviceEndDate	December 31, 1946 →
servicePeriodDescription	service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946 →
serviceStartDate	December 7, 1941 →
shape	circular →
status	no longer awarded →
type	service medal →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Campaign Medal → American Defense Service Medal → Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal →	relatedAward
World War II Victory Medal ("WWII Victory Medal") → World War II Victory Medal ("World War II Victory Medal (United States)") →	alsoKnownAs
USS Bowfin (SS-287) → USS Nevada (BB-36) →	awarded
Audie Murphy →	awardReceived
USS Quincy (CA-39) →	battleHonors
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal →	succeededBy