United States. A First War Victory Medal Ribbon Bar With Seven Bronze Stars Archive Lanark and Renfrew Battalion

Lanark and Renfrew Battalion

In silvered metal

Miniature in bronze gilt and enamels

44 mm x 71 mm)

Austria: Military Merit Cross (two-piece construction

United States. A First War Victory Medal Ribbon Bar With Seven Bronze Stars Archive Lanark and Renfrew BattalionMulti color cloth ribbon with seven bronze stars affixed, 36 mm (w) x 13. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The bronze stars signify the number of battle clasps the recipient was entitled to wear on his Victory Medal. Since no infantry division qualified for more than six during the war, medals and ribbon bars with seven or more were usually earned by the Transportation Corps. There were some Engineer units, Telegraph and Signal