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World War Two Victory Medal

The World War Two Victory Medal was instituted by the US Congress July 6th, 1945, Public Law, 79th Congress in memory of any member of the American Armed Forces, including members of the Philippine Armed Forces who had been on active service or in reserve between December 7th, 1941 and December 31st, 1946.
Initially, the decoration was introduced as a ribbon and was named Victory Ribbon. In 1946 however, a medel was added as the World War Two Victory Medal.
The award consists of a bronze medal, 1,37" in diameter and was designed by Mr. Thomas M. Jones. The design was approved on February 5th, 1946. The obverse of the medal depicts the goddess of peace, Nike, looking at the rising sun and holding a broken sword, representing the broken power of the Axis nations.
Beneath her right foot, the helmet of he god Ajax is depicted, representing the end of hostilies. Behind her is the rising sun, representing the coming of peace. Next to her, the text World War II is engraved.
The reverse of the medal shows the Four Freedom lines: "Freedom from Fear and Want" and "Freedom of Speeech and Religion", as declared by President Roosevelt and separated by a palm branch. Around it, the text "United States of America" and the yesr "1941-1945" are engraved.
The ribbon, 1,37" in width shows a multi colored rainbow on each side, 0,35" in width, derived from the Allied World War I Victory Medal. The inner band in red represents the spilled blood of the soldiers. The narrow white bands between the red band and the rainbow symbolize the rays of hope.
For military units, a banner was instituted which is in use by the US Navy and the US Marine Corps only.
Formally, no period of time has been fixed during which military personell must have served to become eligible for the award. As President Truman had declared that hostilities had ended on December 31st, 1946, it is possible for soldiers to have received the award without having participated in any hostility or even having entered service after May 8th, 1945.

Abbey, Philip David* October 18th, 1923
† June 9th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 17 Grave: 9

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Aaron, Hubert Lee* October 18th, 1923
† June 2nd, 2014

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Abate, Albert Francis "Al"* July 29th, 1915
† December 1st, 2000
Plot: 48 Grave: 901

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Abbey, Philip David* October 18th, 1923
† June 9th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 17 Grave: 9

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Abbott, Earl Leroy "Abby"* January 8th, 1919
† January 24th, 1945

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Abbott, William Edwin* June 29th, 1925
† December 12th, 1944

Abel, Brent Maxwell* May 16th, 1916
† December 26th, 2005

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Abele, Mannert Lincoln (USN)* July 11th, 1903
† August 16th, 1942

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Abercrombie, Laurence Allen "Abe" (USN)* October 11th, 1897
† May 3rd, 1973

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Abercrombie, William Warner* July 24th, 1914
† June 4th, 1942

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Abernathy, Elmer Paul (USN)* June 14th, 1899
† December 15th, 1990
Plot: Y Row: O Grave: C-1292F

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Abrams, Creighton Williams, Jr.* September 15th, 1914
† September 4th, 1974

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Acheson, Robert B.* January 25th, 1912
† January 22nd, 1982

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Ackerman, Harry (USAF)* August 17th, 1919
† April 13th, 2015

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Ackley, William J.* October 1st, 1918

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Adams, Carlton Rolla* April 6th, 1908
† October 26th, 1990

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Adams, Lucian* October 26th, 1922
† March 31st, 2003
Plot: AI Grave: 555

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Adler, Samuel Ludwig "Sam" (US Army)* October 4th, 1910
† April 20th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 11 Grave: 26

Afflitto, Walter Frank "Flip"* June 18th, 1920
† August 22nd, 1989

Agerholm, Harold Christ* January 29th, 1925
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: 4-E Row: 8 Grave: 4

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Ahad, Iman Marajukin L.* April 9th, 1918
† December 25th, 1971

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Ahrens, Edward Henry (USMC)* November 4th, 1919
† August 8th, 1942
Plot: 86 Row: 49 

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Aiello, James Joseph* August 27th, 1912
† March 2nd, 1996

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Aikens, Wingurd* April 8th, 1921
† 1983

Ainsworth, Ellen Gertrude* March 9th, 1919
† February 16th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 22

Aker, Fred Theador* August 20th, 1920
† April 17th, 1945
Plot: L Row: 8 Grave: 13

Albaugh, Daniel S.* 1926
† March 20th, 1945

Alcantar, Max L.* December 14th, 1921
† February 25th, 1945

Alderman, John Clement* July 31st, 1906
† November 17th, 1976
Plot: G Grave: 5872

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Alford, Elwin* October 11th, 1922
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8345

Alford, William Leonard* May 12th, 1919
† July 13th, 1992

Alleman, Virgil Calvin (USAAF)* October 28th, 1913
† June 12th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

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Allen, Walter Henry "Pappy"* May 17th, 1915
† April 23rd, 1951
Plot: 12 Grave: 1656-4

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Allman, Clifford Lee (USN)† February 18th, 1945

Allman, Kenneth, W.† July 25th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 21 Grave: 5

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Altman, Fredric Gans* February 10th, 1917
† September 8th, 2002

Altman, Richard Gustaf* August 28th, 1923
† January 4th, 2009
Plot: 60 Grave: 8911

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Amerman, Walter Gordon Dr. (US Army)* November 7th, 1919
† December 28th, 1988

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Amos, Robert* 1917
† October 24th, 1944

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Anderson, Albert* 1918
† October 24th, 1944

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Anderson, Beauford T. "Andy"* July 6th, 1922
† November 7th, 1996

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Anderson, Clarence Emil "Bud"* January 13th, 1922
† May 17th, 2024

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Anderson, Elman Adair (USMC)* May 27th, 1923
† September 3rd, 1944
Plot: S Grave: 190

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Anderson, Richard Beatty* June 26th, 1921
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: C Grave: 5

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Anderson, Robert Washington* August 9th, 1921
† February 7th, 1986

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Andrews, Charles Herbert* May 14th, 1908
† December 7th, 1981
Plot: 3 Grave: 1977

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Andrus, Burton Curtis* April 15th, 1892
† February 1st, 1977

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Anna, Alfred Leo* December 9th, 1923
† April 27th, 2006

Antolak, Sylvester* September 10th, 1916
† May 24th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 13

Antrim, Richard Nott* December 17th, 1907
† March 8th, 1969
Plot: 35 Grave: 2613

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Apperson, Edwin C.* July 13th, 1925
† August 18th, 1995

Apple, Albert B.* August 3rd, 1924
† November 4th, 1945

Arlandson, Robert Andrew* March 3rd, 1921
† December 31st, 2007

Armour, Donald F.* September 23rd, 1920
† October 9th, 2001

Armstrong Sr., John Leroy "Jack"* July 19th, 1922
† September 5th, 1954

Arnold, Henry Harley "Hap"* June 25th, 1886
† January 15th, 1950
Plot: 34 Grave: 44-A

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Arnoult, Carl A.* 1918
† June 1st, 1945

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Ashman, Charles H.* March 1st, 1924
† May 21st, 1945
Plot: C Row: 29 Grave: 73

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Ashton, Clarence Mcallister* February 14th, 1923
† September 4th, 2011
Plot: CC3 Row: 2 Grave: 15

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Atkinson, Robert Edward "Ed"* March 18th, 1920
† March 29th, 1943

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Auman, Joseph Martin* January 4th, 1922
† November 12th, 1942

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Aurness, James King "Jim"* May 26th, 1923
† June 3rd, 2011

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Austin, Bernard Lige* December 15th, 1902
† September 21st, 1979
Plot: 3 Grave: 328

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Axline, Sherman Eugene* July 20th, 1925
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 15

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Azur, George Joseph* March 21st, 1919
† April 17th, 1945

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