US WW1 AEF Jacket with Verdun Medal in Pocket

Description: US DOUGHBOY JACKET AND MEDAL This is a really nice jacket that has a Verdun medal in the front breast pocket. American Expeditionary Forces AEF uniform jacket. Officer's insignia. Jacket is in really nice condition and is wool. US and Infantry collar discs. No moth holes and was nicely kept. Inside the pocket I found a period white envelope. In the envelope was a leather pouch. In the leather pouch was a nice Verdun medal in the shape of a coin. The coin reads VERDUN 21 FERVIER 1916 on one side. ON NE PASSE PAS on the other with a small 1917 date. This was given to the soldiers that survived the battle of Verdun. Some info... The Battle of Verdun stretched from Feb. 21 to Dec. 15, 1916, and was one of the most important battles of World War I — and certainly the longest. French and German armies waged war north of Verdun in northeastern France for an ultimate stalemate. When battle ended, the toll on both sides was more than 250,000 dead and 500,000 wounded. The medal was ordered Nov. 20, 1916, by the Municipal Council of Verdun, in honor of the city’s defense. The medal designer was sculptor Emile Seraphin Vernier, the prolific artist whose name appears with the 1917 date on the obverse, along with a personification of Marianne (representing the French Republic). It also shows the phrase ILS NE PASSERONT PAS (“They shall not pass”) from Gen. Robert Nivelle’s June 23, 1916, speech to his troops. Castle turrets and the date Feb. 21, 1916, appear on the reverse. The medal was originally to be awarded only to those on the Verdun Front between Feb. 23 and Nov. 2, 1916, but it was eventually extended to all those who fought anywhere in the Argonne and St. Mihiel sectors between July 31, 1914, and Nov. 11, 1918. Pictures are the FULL description of the item and is what you will receive, so please review carefully. I have a lot of US Military items and parts in my other eBay auctions. Items can be combined shipping. Just order the items, but wait until I invoice you before paying. I will combine the shipping costs, and send a single invoice. Sorry but no international shipping or sales.

Price: 239.5 USD

Location: Arlington Heights, Illinois

End Time: 2025-01-20T02:00:01.000Z

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