Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition Victory Medal with “Russia” Bar Knives & Daggers while others began assuming duties

while others began assuming duties in the China-Burma-India theater

it's a small red circle on top of the kepi and identifies this as being worn by a soldier in the 1st Division of the I Corps during the Civil War

Apart from the removed signature

Underneath the chevrons are the letters “ANG”

Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition Victory Medal with “Russia” Bar Knives & Daggers while others began assuming dutiesOriginal Item. Only One Available. The American Expeditionary Force, North Russia (AEF in North Russia) (also known as the Polar Bear Expedition) was a contingent of about 5,000 United States Army troops that landed in Arkhangelsk, Russia as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. It fought the Red Army in the surrounding region during the period of September 1918 through to July 1919. This is a very scarce WWI Victory Medal with the