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Show MEDALS TO BE GIVEN TO THOSE HIIRO SERVED Four million five hundred thousand American soldiers, sailors and marines will receive from the United States In the near future tho Victory medal 'tribute of a grateful nation to all the men in uniform who aided In crush ,ing German ambition to dominate the world More than 1,500 service men of Ogden Og-den will receive tho medal. All j women who served in tho army, navy or marine corps are also eligible for the honors. Non-combatants who were engaged in war work will not bo fllglble to receive the medal, but all' members of the armv and navy who! served on active duly during tho warj are considered eligible. The medal, which Is of bronze, 1.4 I Inches in diameter, suspended from a ribbon bearing a double rainbow de-irice, de-irice, bears B figure of winged victory,! standing full length on ono Ride. On the reverse side Is the Inscription. The Great War for Civilization." Tho medal will correspond to medals to be awarded by each of the allied eountrlos to members of its army and :mv Tho medal will follow the samo genera design and will be known in each country as tho victory medals. On one side will appear the names of the allied countries which took part In the great war. They are in the order In which they entered the war: Serbfn, Russia. France, Belgium, Great Britain, Montenegro, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Rumania, Greece, United Ctnfm rhino nnH l!rn7il Each modal will bo worn with ft service ribbon on which the number of engagements participated In by the wearer will be designated by bronze and silver stars Whllo Ogden had more than 1,500 men in the various brnnche of the sendee, It la not known Just how many local youths will receive the m.dal According to word sent out from Wnshlnrton the Rd Cross nr lee will determine the number of medals to be distributed In each city Clftb alone will receive a large per centaKe of the medal |