Members of Roosevelt Post, American Legion received their Victory Medals in a ceremony held at the town's Opra House.. The Government presented the medals to those who were present. There were others present who are entitled to them but had not applied for them at the present time. Bridgton's servicemen who died during the war received their medals by their family members. The clasps on the medals represents the number of major battles they were in. There was also a clasp for a defensive sector and one for foreign service.
