NOTICE This Display Recognition is available ONLY to authorized recipients who possess orders, or authorization form, or release documentation that confirms award eligibility. (See "Issue Requirements"). To obtain either a Display Medal or a Display Recognition for your authorized award you will be required to provide military-issued documentation authorizing your award. There are no exceptions. WARNING! You must NOT submit a military issued document or photocopy that: has been altered in any way by you after the original's official issue contains information or corrections or additions that you entered lists awards or training you knowingly did not receive contains highlighting, colorizing or other markings you entered Be advised that on request any knowingly fraudulent document sent by you will be released to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that may result in prosecution and/or fine/imprisonment. Email Questions, or Phone: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone)

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Style	Admin	Shipping	Total
Full Color .PDF (Printable)	$7.50	Emailed	$7.50
Published Document only (Full Color)	$14.00	$10.50 USPS	$24.50
Published Document in Heavy Bond Enclosure (Full Color)	$19.00	$10.50 USPS	$29.50
Full Color Printable Certificates on CD-Rom (minimum 20 Certificates)	$7.50	$7.50	By Count

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Charge card (* Shipped within 2-3 days)

Personal, Business, Bank or Cashiers Check ( 3-4 week shipping)

Money Order (* Shipped within 2-3 days)

(* Upon reception of required documentation)

Complete and MAIL this APPLICATION FORM.
Don't forget to include an unaltered COPY of your DD-214 or other pre-arranged document(s).

DISPLAY RECOGNITION and/or MEDAL APPLICATION FORM

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Issue Regulations
World War II Victory Medal

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The World War II Victory Medal may be awarded to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the Government of the Philippine Islands who served on active duty in World War II at any time between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive. (Established by Public Law No. 135 of 6 July 1945.)

Sec. 578.47 World War II Victory Medal.

Established by Act July 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 461; 10 U.S.C. 1430c).

(a) Description. The medal of bronze is 36 millimeters in diameter. On the obverse is a figure of Liberation standing full length with head turned to dexter looking to the dawn of a new day, right foot resting on a war god's helmet with the hilt of a broken sword in the right hand and the broken blade in the left hand, the inscription "World War II" horizontally placed immediately below center. On the reverse are the inscriptions "Freedom from fear and want" and "Freedom of speech and religion" separated by a palm branch, all within a circle composed of the words "United States of America--1941-1945." The medal is suspended by a ring from a silk moire ribbon 1\3/8\ inches in length and 1\3/8\ inches in width composed of a double rainbow in juxtaposition (\3/8\ inch), white stripe (\1/32\ inch), red band (\9/16\ inch), white stripe (\1/32\ inch), and double rainbow in juxtaposition (\3/8\ inch).

(b) Requirements. Service between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive. [13 FR 6802, Nov. 19, 1948]

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