Medal of Merit

Maker JK Davison, Philadelphia

Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Dateca. 1917

MediumBronze, copper, steel, silk grosgain ribbon.

Dimensions2.75 × 1.38 in. (7 × 3.5 cm)
Other (Pendant medal disk): 1.25 in. (3.2 cm)

InscribedPendant medal, "MEDAL OF MERIT / 100% / N.J.N.G"

MarkingsJK Davison maker's mark on back of medal.

ClassificationsBadges, Buttons, Medals, & Ribbons

Credit LineGift of Marion Vinyard, 2016

Object number2016.15.3

DescriptionA circular bronze medal with blue enamel, inscribed as noted. The center features a stylized lion head and a border of oak leaves. The pendant hangs from a silk grosgrain ribbon in green, gold, and blue, with a small "2" attached to the center pin bar.
NotesElwood Brown (7 March 1894 - September 1963), was a resident of Freehold, Monmouth County. From 1910 through 1940 he appears in the US Federal Census as a laborer at the Karagheusian Rug Mill. Brown served as a Private in the 2nd Infantry of the New Jersey National Guard during World War 1.

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