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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 8:38 pm . I Have two of these metals. I think they came from my grandparents. Does anyone know what they are or some history about them? Report this Post to the Staff

Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 8:41 pm Here with picture Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 8:45 pm reverse side picture Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 9:51 pm The medal commemorates the Battle of Verdun in 1916. This was a very famous, and bloody episode during WWI. Wikipedia has an article on the actual battle here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun . The inscription on the back reads "To the glory of the heroes of Verdun 1916" And shows Field Marshall Petain and General Nivelle. The guy on the right is Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, who was Petain's commanding officer. ebay has an example of your medal for sale at the moment, here: http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-Heroes-Ver...t_500wt_1156 Edited by JMerrick 02/05/2011 10:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/06/2011 5:06 pm Thank you for your response JMerrick. I'll watch that coin and see how it does. Although now I will try to find out how they came to be in the family, whether they were given to my grandparents or a great uncle perhaps. Both my grandfather and grandmother were in WWI. My grandmother was a nurse. She died around 1930 and I don't know much about her. Thanks again Doucet Report this Post to the Staff
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