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P.O.W. Medals

HerrScheisse · 2011-05-31 19:03:16

Below is the Belgian award to personnel captured by Axis forces during 1940-1945. It features a sword surrounded by barbed wire and on the reverse side a watchtower encircled with chain. The loop is attached to the medal by a very elaborate crown. The bars attached to the ribbon signify the period of time in detention.…

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Below is the Belgian award to personnel captured by Axis forces during 1940-1945. It features a sword surrounded by barbed wire and on the reverse side a watchtower encircled with chain. The loop is attached to the medal by a very elaborate crown.

The bars attached to the ribbon signify the period of time in detention.

Below is the US POW medal signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1985. Featuring an eagle surrounding by barbed wire and a ribbon containing the colours of Old Glory - red, white and blue.

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