Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
Creator(s)
- Fred S. Aron (Subject)
- United States Army (Issuer)
- Fred S. Aron (Original owner)
Archival History
The ribbon rack was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Dennis Aron, the son of Fred Siegfried Aron.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Dennis Aron
Scope and Content
Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II. The ribbons, from left to right, represent the Good Conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, and the Phillipine Liberation medal.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal bar pin with crimped sides consisting of three separate, colorful, grosgrain ribbon pins. The left ribbon represents a Good Conduct medal and has 13 vertical stripes: a wide red center stripe flanked by a set of six alternating, narrow, white and red stripes. The center ribbon represents an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal with 13 vertical stripes: wide yellow, white, red, white, wide yellow, blue, white, red, wide yellow, white, red, white,wide yellow. The right ribbon represents the Phillipine Liberation medal and has four vertical stripes: wide red, blue, white, wide red. The bar has three small, metal, five-pointed service stars fixed to the ribbons, two on the right one, and one on the center one.
Genre
- Awards.
- Object
- Military Insignia