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Show IDISTRIBUTION OF VICTORY MEDALS TO EX-SERVICE MEN t' 8. AltMY VIUTOUY Mi:t)Ali OKKIUK 1 311 I'lnu St., Flat Iron Mils., POIITI-ANI). OIIHGON July 10, 1921. 1 To all Posts of tlio American loKlon In Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon unit Washington: Tliu distribution of Victory Meiluls by tlio offices at Halt Suko City, 8iok i no anil Seattle hai been discontinued mid the offices cloved. This territory lis now under the Victory Modal Oftl. car, American Legion Club Rooms. .111 Tine St., Portland, OroKon, to whom nil Inquiries and ai)llcntlnnH should b0 tiddroHsud. Ttie State Ainorlcuu U. kIoii Ilcadquartors are rcnuosted to J moll ii cony of thin circular to nach I out In their respective statu nnd all posts art requested to obtain such newspaper publicity In their locall-t!cs locall-t!cs as nmy bo In their paper In ordor that ox.sorvlce iiiou, whothor legion members or not, may know whoro to apply. Kx.sorvlco men aro urgod to request othor ox-sorvlco men to apply for their Victory Medals as In time to como the offlceu for distribution will clofl0 and application will havo to bo nuido In tlio Kant rnusln;: dolay on ro. celpt of Modalfl. S All that Ih now noceusary in for an , I ix.oenico man-to wrilo un kIvIiik his J nemo nnd address and we will for- II 'J ward htm the necessary papers to olgn I , villi a return cnvolopo r-nvliii; him a any further expense B Wo havo simplified tlio procedure bo that It remains only for tlio man to sign his name, Rlvo hlo correct ad. dieos nnd havo tilled nt his homo an txtract from his discharge, tho form for which Wo furnish with his nrpll. ration blank, this enables him to "keep lilr orlelnnl rilncliargo In his own possession. Moreover wo hato now arranged so that any ltegulnr Army Offlcor, any Ni'tloiml Guard Offlcor federalized, any Commander of a Pout of tho American Am-erican 1OKlon or of the Vctorans of tho FirelRii wars, ony Notary Public nnd uny Postmaster can authenticate tho 'extract from tho dlschargo of any ox. hitvIco ofllcor or ox.sorvlco man. Any honorably discharged officer r r soldlor or nurse who sorvod bo. tweon April C, 1917 nnd N'ovombcr 11, 1918, Is entitled to th0 Medal whether Ms service or hor servlco was abroad or In tho United States. This Medal Is tho U. S. Army Medal nnd not a Hlnto Medal ns many Htntes havo Issued. Is-sued. American Lesion Poits aro t.rgcd to give their help In publishing In pnpen: end by word tho Informa. Hon contained In this circular. We wish every ox. set vice man entitled to tho flodnl to recotvo bin Mcilnl ob soon un por.fllblo nnd It Is only by spreading the Information ns to the plnco to apply nnd assurance of simplicity of procedure that tho Individual 111 bo Induced to net promptly. O. W. S. 8tovnns Colonel. IT. H. Army, Victory Medal Offlcor. " |