United States: Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal 1941-1946

The medal riband drape fitted with the original crimp-brooch with intricate hinged pin & drop lock clasp fittings as issued

Reverse of mounting brooch indented with the Federal Contractors hallmark 'Graco GI'

Originally instituted as the 'Atlantic War Zone Bar' (ribbon only) in 1943 (and made retroactive to 7 December 1941) , the award was formalized as a campaign service medal on 30 May 1988, for awarded to Merchant Marine personnel for service in the Atlantic Ocean and specified adjacent seas between 7 December 1941 - 8 November 1946

Reference 'The Call of Duty' (Strandberg & Bender, 1994), prior to the introduction of the medal it is recorded that 235,298 'Atlantic War Zone' bars had been awarded

Condition: EF

Code: 21842