5 Medical Related Badges Red Cross Boy Scouts etc
1. WWI American Red Cross Aged condition, some tear of ribbon, on card in heavy plastic sleeve. During WWI the American Red Cross (ARC) sent thousands of volunteers overseas to act as nurses, ambulance drivers, mechanics, and relief workers, this medal was to recognize their contributions. This medal has 3 stars on it. Medal 4" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 4.75" long, 2.25" wide.
2. WWII European Theater Unit Commemorative Medal. Good condition on card in heavy plastic sleeve. Created for personnel who served in a US Army Medical Department Hospital Center between 1944 and 1945. During WWII the US military organized multiple General and Evacuation hospitals under a single Hospital Center or Medical Brigade headquarters to manage the mass influx of combat casualties. The medal belongs to the 818th Hospital Medical Center (Medical Brigade) which was activated Nov1944 and opened in Liege Belgium 16Dec1944 coinciding with the 1st day of the Battle of the Bulge. This Center coordinated nearby US Army General Hospitals: 28th, 56th, 76th, 115th, 116th, and 298th. Medal 3.75" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.25" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25" wide.
3. The Canadian Maltese Charitable Service Trust. Good condition on card in heavy plastic sleeve. This piece doubles as a registered key tag or lost and found ID badge. Badge 3.5" long, 1.25" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25: wide.
4. Membership Medal for AMSUS (Society of Federal Health Professionals). Good condition with card in heavy plastic sleeve. Historically founded as the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. Founded 1891, chartered by Congress 1903. Medal 3.25" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25" wide.
5. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) First Aid Contest Medal. Aged condition, ribbon is torn, medal has oxidation; is on card in heavy sleeve. Manufactured between 1914 and 1928. Awarded to Scouts during local or regional first aid skills competitions.
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1. WWI American Red Cross Aged condition, some tear of ribbon, on card in heavy plastic sleeve. During WWI the American Red Cross (ARC) sent thousands of volunteers overseas to act as nurses, ambulance drivers, mechanics, and relief workers, this medal was to recognize their contributions. This medal has 3 stars on it. Medal 4" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 4.75" long, 2.25" wide.
2. WWII European Theater Unit Commemorative Medal. Good condition on card in heavy plastic sleeve. Created for personnel who served in a US Army Medical Department Hospital Center between 1944 and 1945. During WWII the US military organized multiple General and Evacuation hospitals under a single Hospital Center or Medical Brigade headquarters to manage the mass influx of combat casualties. The medal belongs to the 818th Hospital Medical Center (Medical Brigade) which was activated Nov1944 and opened in Liege Belgium 16Dec1944 coinciding with the 1st day of the Battle of the Bulge. This Center coordinated nearby US Army General Hospitals: 28th, 56th, 76th, 115th, 116th, and 298th. Medal 3.75" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.25" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25" wide.
3. The Canadian Maltese Charitable Service Trust. Good condition on card in heavy plastic sleeve. This piece doubles as a registered key tag or lost and found ID badge. Badge 3.5" long, 1.25" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25: wide.
4. Membership Medal for AMSUS (Society of Federal Health Professionals). Good condition with card in heavy plastic sleeve. Historically founded as the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. Founded 1891, chartered by Congress 1903. Medal 3.25" long, 1.5" wide; Card 4.5" long, 2" wide; Sleeve 5" long, 2.25" wide.
5. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) First Aid Contest Medal. Aged condition, ribbon is torn, medal has oxidation; is on card in heavy sleeve. Manufactured between 1914 and 1928. Awarded to Scouts during local or regional first aid skills competitions.
Please see photos. Disclaimer: Due to the high quality of fakes, this item is sold as-is without warranty of authenticity.