World War I Victory Medal - NHHC
WEB1. A medal of the Great War shall be created and be called the Victory Medal. 2. It shall be distributed under conditions to be determined by each government. 3. The ribbon, identical for all countries, will represent two rainbows placed in juxtaposition in such a manner as will bring the red in the middle.
Pt. 4 - Campaign and Service Medals - NHHC
WEBPART IV Campaign and Service Medals 1. General Instructions 39 2. Campaigns and Service Medals - Requirement for 39 (1) Civil War Medal 39 (2) Expeditionary Medal 39 (3) Spanish Campaign Medal 41 (4) Philippine Campaign Medal 41 (5) China Relief Expedition Medal 42 (6) Cuban Pacification Medal 42 (7) Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912) 43 (8) Mexican Service Medal 43 (9) Haitian Campaign Medal ...
Service and Campaign Awards - NHHC
WEBService and Campaign Awards. As indicated in DODM 1348.33-V2 of November 23, 2010, campaign medals are used to recognize active participation in a war or significant military combat operation of long duration and significant scope. Award is limited to those who have physically participated in the campaign from within the actual area of operations.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals - NHHC
WEBTwo service medals have been authorized for Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in Cuban waters during the period of tension that culminated in the Cuban quarantine of 1962. The Navy Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service performed between 3 January 1961 and 23 October 1962. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service in the Cuban quarantine, 24 October ...
Korean Service Medal - NHHC
WEBAug 20, 1998 · President Harry S Truman created the Korean Service Medal with Executive Order No. 10179, of 8 November 1950 to commemorate the service of members of the Armed Forces of the United States during operations in the Korean area. a. Eligibility for the medal (at left in photo) is based on the following: (1) Duty must be performed in Korea, including the waters adjacent thereto within the following ...
WEBThe Chief of Naval Operations (N09B33) .· is responsible for maintaining the master list of all unit awards and those ships and units eligible for campaign/service medals. Until the mis seventies these listings were annexed to the Awards Manual (SECNAVINST 1650.1 series). Since that time, new awards were announced periodically by Notices (1650 ...
Decorations and Awards - NHHC
WEBMay 15, 2015 · Information has also come from the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards: DoD Service Awards—Campaign, Expeditionary, and Service Medals, May 15, 2015. Most commemorative medals (those issued prior to Navy sanctioning in 1908) are not included here because they rarely are encountered. Two, however, the Battle of Manila Bay Medal and the ...
Purple Heart - NHHC
WEBMay 2, 2019 · A U.S. Senate resolution of 2018 acknowledged “Purple Heart Recognition Day” as 7 August, the date in 1782 when President George Washington ordered the establishment of the Badge of Military Merit, in the shape of a heart and made of purple cloth.[1] Although this was the country’s first military award, it fell into disuse shortly after the end of hostilities that same year. It would be ...
Vietnam Service Medal - NHHC
WEBThe armed forces' Vietnam Service Medal (at left in photo) was established by Executive Order 11231 from President Johnson's desk on 8 July 1965. The distinctive design was the creation of sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones, a former employee of the Army's Institute of Heraldry. The service medal was awarded to all members of the armed forces who service in Vietnam and contiguous waters and airspace ...
National Defense Service Medal - NHHC
WEBFollowing the precedent of the pre-World War II American Defense Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal has been worn by three "generations" of sailors and Marines for three distinct periods of our military history. Designed by the Army's Institute of Heraldry in Cameron Station, Va., the first medals were issued during the Korean ...