Good Conduct Medal - US Army
Posted on 06/28/2005 5:56:23 PM PDT by william clark
I need the help of someone versed in military insignia. I'm trying to I.D. a ribbon lapel pin which I believe to be Army-issued, and one that could have been awarded in WWII. Unfortunately, I've not been able to find it in any of my Internet searches of merchants who deal in such things.
The pin in question is red, with six white vertical stripes, three at each end.
Can anyone tell me what this pin signifies? Thanks to anyone who can.
Good Conduct Medal. Not sure.
Good Conduct Medal - US Army
Look up the Center For Military History Center at Carsile Barranks and get a phone number for the Heraldry folks.
I think That's an Army Good Conduct medal.
But I'm just a Marine. lol
Regards,
Joe
Put "Good Conduct Medal" in a yahoo search and click on the first hit. I believe that's it. BTW, it's not just WWII. Still issued today.
I saw other pins identified as Good Conduct medals, but they didn't look like this one. In fact, I think they were blue; but they may have been for other branches, so I suppose it's possible. I just figured this must be something more obscure for me to not be able to find a picture of it.
Army Good Conduct Medal - ribbon looks like this
Wow. That's it, alright. Thanks to all you guys. I knew I could count on Freepers.
Cheers.
Army Good Conduct Medal
http://www.usmedals.com/commemoratives.html {cut & paste]
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