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5-Pointed Star Medal Identification
Shella Robertson
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Posted: 21 Jul 2015 8:42PM GMT
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Edited: 21 Jul 2015 10:42PM GMT
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Hoping someone can tell me something about the medal my ancestor is wearing in the photo attached.
Unfortunately, it wasn't scanned at a very high resolution so it is difficult to make out any detail but it appears to be a five-pointed star attached to his vest. I do not even know if it is military but thinking perhaps it is as he would have been the right age to have served in the American Civil War, probably in the Union army out of northern Missouri.
Any help is appreciated.
Shella Robertson
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Posted: 21 Jul 2015 10:18PM GMT
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Providing more information, such as when and where in the world your ancestor was born and lived will make it easier for someone to help.
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Posted: 22 Jul 2015 1:05AM GMT
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Looks like it could be a Grand Army of the Republic G.A.R. medalion/badge.
See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
for details of the G.A.R. and image of medalion.
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Posted: 23 Jul 2015 10:05PM GMT
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Thank you, it looks like it could be!
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