Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1920 — “VICTORY MEDALS” ARE OF HANDSOME DESIGN [ARTICLE]

“VICTORY MEDALS” ARE OF HANDSOME DESIGN

A few of the “Victory Medals,” emblematic of service in the late world war, have arrived here and are an emblem of which any soldier may feel proud to wear. The government report that so far the number of world war soldiers who have made application for the medal has been lamentably low, and the reason for the apparent indifference on the part of the young men who served in the conflict is attributed to the fact that t,he average exsoldier is not aware of how just a handsome medal they are. Clarence Garver, whose service was confined to camps in this country, has received one, as have Samuel Duvall, who served two years overseas and Valerie Hill who served in Panama. Duvall’s medal bears the name of the following battles: Somme, Aisne, Marne and Chateau Thierry defensive sector. A ribbon of red, white and green serves as the background for the medal. All Jasper county soldiers should make application at once for one of these handsome emblems. »