World War II Victory Medal
Object NameMedal
Historic Owner
John J. Colleary
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediummetal, fabric
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of John Gene & Marty Colleary. 2020.12.06a,b
Object number2020.12.06ab
DescriptionMedal; World War II Victory Medal. The medal was accessioned into the collection separated into the ribbon and ribbon bar (a) and bronze medal (b).a) Ribbon - the ribbon has a center red stripe with double rainbow stripes on either side, a circular bronze suspender and a brooch back bar pin. Engraved on the back bar pin is the text “E1G1”.
b) Medal - The front of the circular bronze medal depicts the female figure of Liberty, resting her right foot on a helmet, holding a broken sword hilt in her right hand and a broken blade in her left. The figure is centered between raised text that reads “World War II”. The back of the medal has raised text around the outer edge that reads “United States of America // 1941 1945”. In the center there is an image of a palm branch with raised text above and below that reads “Freedom // From Fear And Want // Freedom Of Speech // And Religion”.
On View
On viewCollections
Richard E. Johnson
December 1951–November 1959
Object number: 2014.105
