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 'G-23'

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: 23671