US WW1 Victory medal lapel pin

[KatManDude]

Hello all....I learned something new today...

I have a family grouping of medals and insignia that hung framed in my great grandmothers house....the grouping included GAR, WW1 and WW2 items....

Last week I picked up a copy of “ The Interallied Victory Medals of World War 1” by Alexander Laslo....i have several WW1 Victory medals and wanted to learn more about them....the book is a great reference which i can recommend

Anyway, I was quite happy to identify this small lapel button ..,I sure we all have small things we know are “something “ but can’t figure out

Just a small item but as I haven’t seen it here before I thought I would share

The lapel button to the upper left of the medal




Book reference


A few shots from the book ...if you collect victory medals I can definitely recommend

[Politefaun]

Thank you for posting! This is the first time I've heard about the victory lapel buttons.

[KatManDude]

Me too....,and I’ve owned one for 20 years or so

[Tank Destroyer]

Thank you for posting the VM and pin, I may have to invest in that book myself. Live to see more of your Victory Medals, I only have two.

Marty

[Rescue190]

Nice find. It is my understanding, from a WWI collector, that these were issued to WWI veterans by the VFW when joining. The American Legion also issued a similar pin when joining. He has about 50 of each of the items.
John

[KatManDude]

Thanks....they mention in the book that the VFW would help vets apply for the medal ...they were not automatically given and only about half of the qualified vets ever bothered to apply