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Ribbon bar with three multicolored striped ribbons and bronze oak leaf devices
U.S. Navy Ribbon Bar
Ribbon bar with three multicolored striped ribbons and bronze oak leaf devices
Ribbon bar with three multicolored striped ribbons and bronze oak leaf devices

U.S. Navy Ribbon Bar

Date1940s
Mediumcotton, metal
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Charles Paul Amerman. 2021.27.13
Object number2021.27.13
DescriptionBar, Ribbon; Ribbon bar with one row of three service ribbons attached together (left to right): Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. The ribbons have been handstitched on the reverse with gold thread.

The Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon is blue with a narrow stripe of red bordered by white on either side in the center, and white stripes on either edge. The Air Medal ribbon is blue with two orange stripes and has three bronze oak leaf awards. The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ribbon has brown, dark green, white, blue, red and black stripes.
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