From the front page
of The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Wednesday,
Dec. 24, 1919. I don't know if the above medal was designed by Daniel Silverman of Asheville, but it was the only one I could find online. This one was made by Bastian Brothers.
Wildcat Veterans to
Hold a Reunion
Asheville, Dec. 24—With 15,000 members of the 81st
Division enrolled in the Wild Cat Veterans’ Association, a campaign is being
conducted by officers of the organization to include every man who fought in
the division in the membership. It is proposed to hold a reunion during 1920,
but plans for this meeting are only in tentative form. Asheville already has
placed its invitation before the organization while Columbia, S.C., has asked
that the veterans come there for their first jubilee reunion.
To increase interest in the association, a descriptive
insignia will be made up into medals that can be worn on watch fobs. The
designs for the medals were made by Sergeant Daniel Silverman of Asheville, his
sketches being accepted over several others submitted. The front side bears the
likeness of a fighting doughboy with the words: 81st division.
Wildcat 1918-1919. The reverse side has the famous Wildcat re-production with
the words: Meuse, Argonne Vosges, Verdun—the scenes of the principal fighting
by the division. The medals are to be made in bronze, double plated gold,
sterling silver, and 10 karat gold.
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