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Church War Cross Pin - 1"

Church War Cross Pin - 1"

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This is a reproduction of the historical "Church War Cross" given to American soldiers by the Episcopal Church in WWI and WWII. 

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From the Numismatist, "The Church War Cross":
"The design should be the ancient “Crusader’s Cross" which is composed of five crosses symbolizing the five wounds of Christ ; ..., it should have engraved upon it “Christ died for thee,” a quotation from the Liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer..." 

From Wiki: "During World War I, the [Church War] Cross was distributed by Episcopal chaplains to "thousands" of Episcopalian troops in active service overseas.

With the outbreak of World War II, the Episcopal Church reestablished the Commission. Under the chairmanship of Henry Knox Sherrill, Bishop of Massachusetts, the Commission decided to resume issuing the Cross. The Cross was given to both Episcopal chaplains and parish clergy to distribute to Episcopalian troops. By 1944, about 226,000 Crosses had been given..."

 

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