Historical Context:

The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal until after World War II had ended. The World War II Victory Medal was first issued as a service ribbon, referred to as the “Victory Ribbon.”

The Congressional authorization for the medal specified that it was to be awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands, who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945.

Award Design:

The  service ribbon of the medal is 1 ³⁄₈ inches wide and consists of the following stripes: ³⁄₈ inch double rainbow in juxtaposition (blues, greens, yellows, reds (center), yellows greens and blues); ¹⁄₃₂ inch White 67101; center ⁹⁄₁₆ inch Old Glory Red 67156; ¹⁄₃₂ inch White; and ³⁄₈ inch double rainbow in juxtaposition. The rainbow on each side of the ribbon is a miniature of the pattern used in the World War I Victory Medal.

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