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World War I

World War I Streamer

World War I. There were 13 campaigns for World War I during the period 1917-1918. The streamer is the World War I Victory Medal ribbon which had a red center with a rainbow on each side of the center stripe and a purple edge. The double rainbow symbolizes the dawn of a new era and the calm which follows the storm. The following inscriptions in white are authorized:

CAMBRAI 1917 SOMME DEFENSIVE 1918 LYS 1918 AISNE 1918
MONTDIDIER-NOYON 1918 CHAMPAGNE-MARNE 1918 AISNE-MARNE 1918 SOMME OFFENSIVE 1918
OISE-AISNE 1918 YPRES-LYS 1918 ST. MIHIEL 1918 MEUSE-ARGONNE 1918
VITTORIA VENETO 1918





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