Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition Victory Medal with “Russia” Bar Japanese Uniforms with a painted "tree" inside

with a painted "tree" inside of it in brown and green

and this example is marked with 3171

Papakhas became part of the uniform again in 1935

close to Adelup

We do not know why it was shortened by 6 inches

Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition Victory Medal with “Russia” Bar Japanese Uniforms with a painted "tree" insideOriginal Item. Only One Available. The American Expeditionary Force, North Russia (AEF in North Russia) (also known as the Polar Bear Expedition) was a contingent of about 5,000 United States Army troops that landed in Arkhangelsk, Russia as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. It fought the Red Army in the surrounding region during the period of September 1918 through to July 1919. This is a very scarce WWI Victory Medal with the