Hello I would like to know what the USMC Good Conduct Medal would look like for someone that received it around 1945. I understand there is a new version and an older version. I thought the older version is the one that was given out in 1945 because I have seen it called the “World War II Good Conduct Medal” on websites selling replacement medals but I have read that that medal was not given out after 1935, the medal that has the “U.S. Marine Corps.” clasp with the rifle above the medal. Which version was given out around 1945?
This link illustrates the Medal in question:http://gruntsmilitary.com/mcgcm.shtml