WWI Medals
Title
WWI Medals
Subject
Commemorative
Description
Blue rectangle box with two metal clasps on front edge. Box opens with gold silk top and an inscription stamped in black on to the silk. In the base of the box is white card board holding velvet with 49 silver, blue, white, and black small pins. Each pin is a blue oval with an inscription. A silver sword lays in the center of the oval. A black bird crosses the sword in the center with wings outstretched.
Inscription: “Les Combattants Des 170-174 R.I. Division Des Hirondelles De La Mort En Hommage A leurs Camardes De Combat Volontaries Americains Gurre 1914-1918” on gold silk. Each medal has “Hirondelles De La Mort 17.0 R” in silver on the blue oval.
Inscription: “Les Combattants Des 170-174 R.I. Division Des Hirondelles De La Mort En Hommage A leurs Camardes De Combat Volontaries Americains Gurre 1914-1918” on gold silk. Each medal has “Hirondelles De La Mort 17.0 R” in silver on the blue oval.
Creator
Tabatha Butler Photographer
Source
1949.3.93/1-50
Publisher
Idaho State Historical Society
Date
Circa 1914
Contributor
Idaho State Historical Society
Rights
Idaho State Historical Society
Relation
Still images of medals in Merci Train collection
Format
Height: 1.5” Width: 8.5” Length: 12.5”
Language
French
Type
Still image
Identifier
1949.3.93/1-50
Coverage
Idaho State Historical Museum's Storage
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