Medal, Commemorative
Object number2014.50.17 a-e
Manufacturer
Lordship Industries
MediumMetal, ribbon, cardboard
Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin
DescriptionWorld War II Victory medal with ribbon bar, and blue cardboard box.Dimensionsa) 3.125" L, 1.5" Wb) 1.5" W, 0.375" H
c) 4.375" L, 2.25" W
d) 4.375" L, 2.125" W
e) 4.25" L, 2" W
Inscriptions(a)
Front of medal has raised image depicting a woman holding a broken sword with "WORLD / WAR II" across the center.
On the back of the medal reads: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1941 . 1945" around the outside. Inside reads: "FREEDOM / FROM FEAR AND WANT / FREEDOM OF SPEECH / AND RELIGION"
Marks(a)
Text on back "LI GI".
(b)
Text on back "LI GI".
(c)
In silver ink: "8455-00-269-5782 / MEDAL SET SERVICE: WORLD WAR II VICTORY / 1 SET / DLA100-81-C-2408".
Historical NotesDonor Patty Dominick’s parents met after WWII. Her father, Isadore “Fred” Dupin, was a tank driver during the war, and after the war he worked for Duquesne beer. He was also a volunteer fireman in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic Commissioner for Robinson Township from the 1960s until his death in 1981.
Previous owner
Isadore A. Dupin
(died 1981)
Terms
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Lordship Industries
1941-1945
1939-1946
Graco Awards Manufacturing, Inc.
1939-1945