United States. A New York Medal Of Honor For World War Service 1917-1919

In bronze gilt, number impressed "69846" on the reverse, measuring 33.3 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon with pinback, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Act created a board consisting of the governor, adjutant general and chief of the bureau of war records, to carry out the provisions. An amount of $50,000 was authorized for the design and purchase of a medal, which was to be made available to any citizen of the state who entered the service of the United States of America in the war with the German empire and its allies, as a volunteer or otherwise. It was also available to the family of a qualified veteran who died after entering service. The design was submitted by Captain Charles J. Dieges, 27th Division, of the firm Dieges and Clust of New York. This firm then handled the manufacture. The medals are usually found with an impressed number just below the suspension ring on the reverse. The State of New York provided some 400,000 men and women for service during the war. Many of the soldiers served in the 27th National Guard Division and the 76th, 77th and 78th Divisions of the National Army.