Italian War Service Ribbon
" Macaroni Bar "
ALL MEMBERS OF THE 332nd INFANTRY who served on the Italian Front in WWI were awarded the Italian War Service Ribbon. This was the only foreign award that the soldiers of the 332nd Infantry were officially authorized to wear .
"About the first of December [1918] we received a red, white and green service stripe from the Italian government which denoted four months service on the Italian front. This was immediately christened the "Macaroni Bar." "
( Lettau, Joseph L. In Italy With the 332nd Infantry. Youngstown, O.: J.L. Lettau, 1921.)