Medal, Military/French Croix de Guerre

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Identifier2002-02-13_object_1085Parts2002-02-13_object_1085_012002-02-13_object_1085_02Accession Number2002-2-13Catalog Number2002-2-13/1085Object NameMedal, MilitaryDescriptionWWII French Croix de Guerre medal. Medal consists of a bronze cross surmounted by crossed swords with hilts down and a disk bearing the Head of the Republic imposed on the cross. On the back of the medal, "1939." Medal hangs from a grosgrain ribbon decorated with four vertical green stripes down the center on a field of red. Bronze palm pin attached to ribbon. The bronze palm indicates awarded by the Army.

Criteria: Individual feats of arms as recognized by mention in dispatches. Awarded by the Republic of France.

Devices: 1 Bronze PalmMaterialMetalFabricServiceUSAAFDatecirca 1939-1945DimensionsH: 3.5 in/W: 1.5 inBibliographic CitationThe Museum of Flight CollectionRightsIn copyrightCatalog RecordView original catalog record

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