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Bronze Victory Button

Description

John A. Karch was a 27-year-old teacher from Mt. Vernon, Illinois, when the enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12 December 1917. He attended the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, as a cadet pilot and graduated on 4 May 1918. He arrived at Rich Field, Waco, Texas, for flight training on 3 June 1918. He flew biplanes and the Curtis JN-4D Jenny. Shortly after the end of WWI on 11 November 1918, he was discharged from the Army Air Service.

The WWI Victory lapel button is a five-pointed star 5/8-inch in diameter on a wreath with the letters “U.S.” in the center. The WWI Victory Medal was established in 1919.

Filed In:

Era: World War I

Clothing & Insignia: Other

Accession #:
2005-3242-0017-0009

Museum Location:
Not on display

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