Original U.S. WWI Gold Star Mother’s Pilgrimage Medal for Pilgrimage to Europe - Mrs. Ruth Warren of Kansas - Private Jerry Allen Warren, Died of Pneumonia Fusee Spring & Cover Overall length: 8 1/2”

Overall length: 8 1/2”

While training with the French in 1917

The base ring mount

It does look to be a Korean War era production shell

(Lance and Banner)

Original U.S. WWI Gold Star Mother’s Pilgrimage Medal for Pilgrimage to Europe - Mrs. Ruth Warren of Kansas - Private Jerry Allen Warren, Died of Pneumonia Fusee Spring & Cover Overall length: 8 1/2”Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a very scarce medal, the first of its kind we have ever offered on its own. During the 1920s, the Gold Star Mothers' Association lobbied for a federally sponsored pilgrimage to Europe for mothers with sons buried overseas. Although many of the women who belonged to the organization had visited their sons' graves, they realized that women often could not afford the trip to Europe. In their testimony, these women