April 5, 2024
North Carolina World War I Victory Medal
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North Carolina World War I Service medal, awarded to N.C. military service members for honorable service during World War I."Original medal", NOTE: new replacement ribbon and replacement clasp. North Carolinians served in all of the major battles on the Western Front in 1918. As part of the American Army they fought in the battles of 2nd Marne, St. Mihiel, and in the Meuse-Argonne, the last major campaign of the war. As part of the British Army, Tar Heels in the 30th Division fought in Belgium and in France in severe fighting. In only five months of combat in 1918, the United States suffered over 275,000 casualties, including over 50,000 combat deaths. Of that number, North Carolina lost 828 men killed and 3,655 wounded. Another 1,542 North Carolinians died of disease while serving in the army, mostly from influenza. Some North Carolinians were singled out for special recognition. Robert L. Blackwell of Person County, who served in the 30th Division, received the state's only Congressional Medal of Honor--posthumously. Another 200 North Carolina soldiers received the Distinguished Service Cross and twelve men were awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. All of North Carolina's World War I veterans were offered a service medal by the state. All of them came home hoping World War I would really be "the war to end all wars."
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