Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals Original Display Machine Guns Chennault recruited some 300 American

Chennault recruited some 300 American pilots and ground crew

The 315th Infantry Machine Gun Company supported the First Battalion

The plate measures approximately 11" x 2 3/4" and features white letters on a red background

with minimal dents and wear

The butt plate is faintly marked U

Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals Original Display Machine Guns Chennault recruited some 300 AmericanOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 5 Available. The tradition of awarding medals to Americas military men and women dates to the American Revolution. On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington established the first authorized US military decorationthe Badge of Military Merit. It was a piece of cloth in the shape of a heart. The nation used it to recognize unusual gallantry or extraordinary fidelity. During the Revolutionary War, the Badge of Military Merit