A PERSONALIZED PIECE OF AMERICAN LEGION HISTORY — AN AWARD WITH A NAME AND A STORY!
Offered is a fascinating vintage American Legion award medal, complete with its traditional striped ribbon and a beautifully detailed silver-tone scroll-shaped pendant.
What makes this example particularly interesting is the personal inscription on the reverse, connecting this surviving medal to Captain Edward L. Grant Post 1225.
Unlike an anonymous organizational medal, this example preserves a specific name and American Legion post number, offering a wonderful opportunity for historical and genealogical research.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGN
The front displays a raised American Legion emblem with blue enamel detailing above a traditional lamp of knowledge resting upon books, framed by laurel leaves.
These classical symbols represent education, learning, achievement, wisdom, and recognition.
The medal is suspended from a distinctive brown ribbon with a dark blue central stripe and narrow multicolored borders.
The reverse is hand engraved:
CAPT.
EDWARD L.
GRANT
POST 1225
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Founded in 1919 by American veterans of World War I, the American Legion became one of the nation\'s most important veterans\' organizations, dedicated to service, patriotism, remembrance, and community involvement.
Throughout its history, the Legion has sponsored educational and citizenship programs, recognizing young Americans for scholarship, leadership, character, and service.
The lamp of knowledge and books featured on this medal strongly suggest a connection to educational or scholastic recognition.
The inscription provides an intriguing connection to a specific American Legion post, although the precise date and original presentation circumstances have not yet been established.
COLLECTOR HIGHLIGHTS
• Vintage American Legion award medal
• Personally engraved historical inscription
• Captain Edward L. Grant / Post 1225
• Attractive scroll-shaped silver-tone pendant
• Raised American Legion emblem with enamel detailing
• Traditional lamp of knowledge and books design
• Decorative laurel branches
• Original-style striped suspension ribbon
• Excellent display appeal and historical research potential
A wonderful addition to collections of American Legion memorabilia, vintage veterans\' organization awards, scholastic medals, American patriotic history, and personalized historical artifacts.
The engraved inscription makes this an especially appealing piece for collectors who appreciate the individual stories behind surviving historical objects.
The exact medal photographed is the one you will receive.
From Echoes of WWII — preserving military history, personal stories, and the artifacts of America\'s past.
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