Talk:Army Wound Ribbon
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Resemblance to Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
[edit]Does anyone know why the defunct WW1 Army Wound Ribbon looks exactly like the newer (issued 1923) Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal (United States)? --71.10.145.116 (talk) 03:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Real ribbon
[edit]At some point, this article was blanked and redirected as not being sourced and/or real. Here is the full text on this award from the Army Institute of heraldry
WOUND RIBBON
(Obsolete)
ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY
The Wound Ribbon was established by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker on September 6, 1917, and implemented by Paragraph XI-1 of War Department General Orders Number 134 of October 12, 1917. However, it was rescinded by Paragraph 1(d) of War Depart-ment General Orders Number 6 of January 12, 1918, which replaced it with wound chevrons.
EFFECTIVE DATES
The Wound Ribbon was in effect from September 6 to October 12, 1917.
CRITERIA
The Wound Ribbon was to be awarded to each officer or enlisted man who was "honorably wounded in action."
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
No order of precedence was established for this ribbon.
DEVICES
No devices were authorized for this ribbon; a separate ribbon was to be worn for each successive award. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:152:4000:1850:9528:DE8:48AB:823C (talk) 06:45, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
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