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[World War II Victory medal]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09554.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1945 Pagination: 1 medal Height: 7 cm, Width: 4 cm Order a Copy

Victory medal, World War II. Rainbow ribbon with medal depicting allegorical female image of victory. Included with diary and photograph album of Charles P. King.

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