Liberation World War II Navy Meal of Chief Petty Officer Donald Asmus. (a) Medal. Material: metal and textile. Size: 1 3/8" W. x 3" L. Description: bronze disk suspended by a link from a red, white, purple, blue and yellow vertically striped grosgrain ribbon; on the obverse is a figure of Liberation standing full length with head turned looking to the dawn of a new day, right foot resting on a war god's helmet with the hilt of a broken sword in the right hand and the broken blade in the left hand, imprinted: "World War II"; reverse side imprinted: "United States of America 1941-1945 - Freedom From Fear and Want - Freedom of Speech and Religion" with a horizontal palm frond. The ribbon 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 WWI Victory Medal.
(b) Box. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 4 1/2" L. x 1/2" deep. Description: dark blue rectangular box - holder for Victory medal - white label on side: "8455-00-269-5782 - Cage 5R542 MFR/PN 200 - Medal Set, Victory, WWII, Regular Size - 1 Set - DLA 100-89-F-EF60 -A 03/90" - metal pin clasp on back of ribbon - entire medal and ribbon pinned to white-faced rectangular cardboard.
