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	Haitian Campaign Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Haitian Campaign Medal was a military decoration of the United States Navy which was issued in the year 1917 and again in the year 1921.
		The Haitian Campaign Medal was awarded to any member of the Navy or Marine Corps, who had served on active duty during the aforementioned dates, and was attached to the United States fleet of Rear Admiral William B. Caperton.
		The Haitian Campaign Medal was authorized again in December 1921 and was presented to any member of the Navy or Marine Corps who had performed military operations in Haiti between the dates of April 1, 1919 and June 15, 1920.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haitian_Campaign_Medal (366 words)

	MILNET Brief
		The Philippine Campaign Medal for the Navy and Marine Corps was authorized in 1908.
		A campaign medal was designed for each Theater, and participation in designated battles or campaigns was designated by the use of small campaign stars (rather than bars as was the case for the WW I Victory Medal) affixed to the medal and service ribbons.
		The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was authorized on November 6, 1942 for service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as a regularly assigned member of a unit or vessel between December 7,1941 and March 2, 1946.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/medals/medals.htm (11434 words)

	Second Haitian Campaign Medal (1919-1920)
		The Second Haitian Campaign Medal was awarded to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who engaged in operations, either ashore or afloat, in Haiti between April 1, 1919, and June 15, 1920.
		The ribbon to the Second Haitian Campaign Medal is the same as that of the First Haitian Campaign Medal and consists of a dark blue background with two parallel center stripes of red.
		Second Haitian Campaign Medals issued to Navy recipients were not numbered; however, those awarded to member of the Marine Corps were numbered on the rim at the 5:00 o'clock position.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-shc.htm (531 words)

	Edward A. Osterman, Major General, United States Marine Corps
		The citation accompanying the Medal states that a Marine Corps detachment was crossing river in a deep ravine at night when it was suddenly fired upon from three sides by about 400 Cacos concealed in the bushes about 100 yards from their objective, Fort Dipitie.
		The citation accompanying the Medal states that a Marine detachment was crossing a river in deep ravine at night when it was suddenly fired upon from three sides by about 400 Cacos concealed in the bushes about 100 yards from the objective, Fort Dipitie.
		Later in the Haitian campaign, on November 11, 1915, the general was wounded in action and returned to the United States for hospitalization.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /eaoster.htm (1314 words)

	North China Marines - Prisoners of War
		Every medal also has a corresponding ribbon (Silver Star), some ribbons are ribbons only, with no corresponding medal (Presidential Unit Citation).A military decoration (a medal) is awarded to an individual for a specific achievement.
		A service medal is awarded to all participants in a specific campaign in a specific part of the world.
		Many veterans of World War II were not given their medals and ribbons until being discharged and many times they have them out of sequence on their uniforms.
	www.northchinamarines.com /id53.htm (435 words)

	History of Naval Service and Campaign Medals
		merican bluejackets and Marines were without official medals or other visible signs of their overseas service or combat for the first 120 years of the Navy's existence, since orders, medals and decorations were seen as the trappings of royalty and empire and ran contrary to the republican spirit present at the founding of our country.
		On rare occasions, Congress authorized special commemorative medals for heroes of dramatic naval victories, but these went chiefly to the vessels' commanding officer and were not medals intended for wear on the naval uniform.
		Two, however -- the Battle of Manila Bay Medal and the West Indies Naval Campaign Medal, 1898 -- are included because of their widespread issuance.
	www.mrfa.org /servmeds.htm (410 words)

	First Haitian Campaign Medal
		The First Haitian Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the inclusive dates of July 9 and December 6, 1915.
		The First Haitian Campaign Medal was awarded to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served ashore in Haiti between the inclusive dates of July 9 and December 6, 1915, or aboard ships listed below during the dates indicated.
		This medal was originally manufactured by Bailey, Banks and Biddle of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was serially numbered without prefix on the rim at the 6:00 o'clock position.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-hcm.htm (619 words)

	USN Haiti Campaign Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To commemorate the services performed by the personnel of the navy and Marine Corps during the operations in Haiti, a campaign medal, to be known as the "Haitian Campaign Medal, 1919-20," (medal at far right) will be issued to the officers and men who participated in those operations.
		[Historical note: Personnel who qualified for the original Haitian Campaign Medal (1915) and subsequently qualified for the Haitian Campaign Medal, 1919-20 were not issued the more recent medal.
		Instead, they received a clasp emblazoned with the dates "1919-1920" for wear on the ribbon of their 1915 medal.]
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/haiti2.htm (95 words)

	USN Haiti Campaign Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		[Historical note: Personnel who qualified for the original Haitian Campaign Medal (1915) and subsequently qualified for the
		Haitian Campaign Medal, 1919-20 (at right in photo) were not issued the more recent medal.
		Instead, they received a clasp emblazoned with the dates "1919-1920" for wear on the ribbon of the 1915 medal.]
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/haiti.htm (51 words)

	Eugene G. Ursual, Military Antiquarian Inc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cdn (U.S. Asiatic & Pacific Campaign Medal $14.
		Cdn (U.S. Civilian Desert Storm/Shield Campaign Medal $35.
		Cdn (U.S. Army War with Spain 1898 (restrike) $55.Cdn (U.S. Army Occupation of Cuba 1898-1902 (restrike) $55.Cdn (U.S. Cuban Pacification 1906-09 medal (restrike) $50.Cdn (U.S. 1900 China Campaign Medal -Army (recent strike) $50.
	www.medalsofwar.com /us.html (606 words)

	Welcome to III MEF, 3rd MEB, Pullers' Bio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He rejoined the Marines as an enlisted man on the 30th of that month, to serve as an officer in the Gendarmerie d'Haiti, a military force set up in that country under a treaty with the United States.
		The action which brought him that medal occurred on the night of October 24-25, 1942.
		After leading that regiment for the remainder of the campaign, he sailed with it for the Russell Islands in April 1944, and went on from there to command it at Peleliu in September and October, 1944.
	www.iiimef.usmc.mil /3rdMEB/Documents/Biography/bio_puller.htm (1019 words)

	Medals of the USA Page 2
		U.S. veterans of the Korean War are now eligible to wear a medal initially offered to them more than 50 years ago, but never issued.
		The medal will be provided at no cost to veterans.
		Medal of the National Legion of Greek American War Veterans in America.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/usa2.htm (523 words)

	WW2: Ribbons of Decorations and Medals
		Bronze Stars were worn on campaign ribbons to denote participation in specified battles or actions.
		A bronze letter A was worn on the American Defense Service Medal by personnel who had served at sea in the Atlantic Fleet before the outbreak of war in 1941.
		A silver letter W was worn on the Navy Expeditionary Medal by personnel who had served in the defense of Wake Island, December 1941.
	www.naval-reference.net /uniforms/ww2/ww2_ribbons_1.html (200 words)

	Membership
		If an applicant claims entitlement to a medal which is not shown on the individual's separation papers, that person may request verification and correction of records by submitting a GSA Standard Form 180.
		VFW eligibility listing chart is used as a guide in determining eligibility for membership, and is furnished as a matter of information concerning the periods during which campaign and/or service medals were authorized.
		Campaign medals, and the periods for which issued, have been authorized by the United States of America, and the holder of any such medal or medals is recognized as possessing the campaign medal requisite of eligibility.
	www.pwcweb.com /vfwpost1503/membership.html (474 words)

	Congressional Medal of Honor - SECOND HAITIAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS919-1920
		Congressional Medal of Honor - SECOND HAITIAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS919-1920
		SECOND HAITIAN CAMPAIGN 1919-20 MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
		The successful termination of his mission will undoubtedly prove of untold value to the Republic of Haiti.
	www.medalofhonor.com /SecondHaitianCampaign1919-1920.htm (215 words)

	Haiti - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Haiti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During the late 19th century Haiti suffered from growing economic and political instability.
		Friction between Haitians of African descent and mulattos, and the country's political instability, brought a period of US rule 1915–34.
		US Marines dissolved the assembly in 1918 and imposed a constitution that permitted foreigners to buy land.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Haiti (1537 words)

	Occupation Service Medal - Army, Navy, Marine Display Recognition Application
		The first Army of Occupation Medal was presented to General Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 2, 1947; the second was forwarded on April 2, 1947, to General Douglas MacArthur.
		The Army of Occupation of Germany Medal was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 322, 77th Congress) on November 21, 1941.
		The ribbon to the Army of Occupation of Germany Medal consists of a central stripe of fl flanked by narrower stripes of white.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/aoc.htm (1327 words)

	FFG 48 Vandegrift
		CREST: General Vandegrift's medals and decorations are represented in the crest: the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and the distinguished Service Medal, the last referred to by the blue around the cross.
		The five bronze stars awarded to the General are recalled by the points of the Medal of Honor, and his distinction as the first active-duty Marine officer to reach four-star rank is symbolized by the four stars surrounding the crest.
		In August 1916, he was promoted to captain and became a member of the Haitian Constabulary at Port Au Prince, where he remained until detached to the United States in December 1918.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ffg-48.htm (1724 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		WILLIAM P. Marine Major General William P. Upshur, recipient of the nation's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor during the Haitian Campaign in 1915, was born on October 28, 1881 in Richmond, Virginia.
		It was during this action that he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
		Upon this country's entry into World War I, General Upshur was again detailed for foreign shore duty, this time with the 13th Regiment of Marines in France from September, 1918 to August, 1919, during which time he was in command of the American Military Prison, Casino des Lilas, Bordeaux and the American Guard Camp.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /hd/Historical/MOH/Haitian_Capaigns/Upshur_WP.htm (644 words)

	The Medal of Honor
		The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States.
		Often called the Congressional Medal of Honor, many incorrectly assume that the Medal is always awarded by special action of Congress, but it is generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress.
		Here are recounted the deeds that made history, the deeds that made heroes out of soldiers, the deeds that have made about 3,400 of the millions who have served in America's armed forces stand out in valor.
	www.gunblast.com /MOH.htm (1050 words)

	The Squadbay: News
		However, the Pacific Fleet's three aircraft carriers were not in port and were left undamaged, as were the base's vital oil tank farms, Navy Yard and machine shops, submarine base, and power station, as well as the Headquarters Building (home to the intelligence unit HYPO).
		President Bush announced on Friday that the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, will be awarded posthumously to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham.
		In April 2004, Dunham was leading a patrol in an Iraqi town near the Syrian border when the patrol stopped a convoy of cars leaving the scene of an attack on a Marine convoy, according to military and media accounts of the action.
	www.thesquadbay.com /news.php (6337 words)

	LtGen Chesty Puller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Excluding medals from foreign governments, he won a total of 14 personal decorations in combat, plus a long list of campaign medals, unit citation ribbons, and other awards.
		He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and his fifth Navy Cross for heroism in action as commander of the 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, during the bitter fight to break out of Korea's Chosin Reservoir area.
		Serving in Korea from September 1950 to April 1951, the general also earned the Army Silver Star Medal in the Inchon landing, his second Legion of Merit with Combat "V" in the Inchon-Seoul fighting and the early phases of the Chosin Reservoir campaign, and three Air Medals for reconnaissance and liaison flights over enemy territory.
	www.sargeusa.com /hooch/chesty.htm (1516 words)

	NJ USMC WWII Medal of Honor Recipient finally Honored with Postage Stamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He termed medals "a lot of foolishness." Personally he enjoyed a pipe, crammed with cut plug tobacco, but did not drink.
		Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, of Raritan, New Jersey, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal.
		At Guadalcanal, where he was serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, he used a machine gun and a pistol to kill 38 of the enemy from his emplacement and earn the nation's highest military decoration.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1497295/posts (1986 words)

	1st Lieutenant Victor Bleasdale, USMC, 6th Machine Gun Battalion
		Decorations which Colonel Bleasdale holds are the Navy Cross, received for heroism in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 8, 1918; the Navy Cross Gold Star for bravery at San Fernando, the second Nicaraguan campaign.
		The Silver Star Medal was awarded him for bravery in battle near Soissons, France, September 18,1918; the Purple Heart for wounds received in action; the U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross, and the Victory Medal.with five battle clasps.
		Other decorations include the Army of Occupation Medal, Germany; the American Defense Service Medal; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the American Theater Campaign Medal.
	www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com /bleasdale.html (542 words)

	ODM of the USA: 1st Haitian Campaign Medal (Marine Corps) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		ODM of the USA: 1st Haitian Campaign Medal (Marine Corps)
		The United States of America: 1st Haitian Campaign Medal (Marine Corps)
		Recipients who subsequently served in Haiti between 1 April 1919 and 15 June 1920 received a bar to the medal.
	www.medals.org.uk /usa/usa177.htm (77 words)

	eBay - medal campaign marine, Militaria, Worldwide items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		US Nicaraguan Campaign Medal and Bar Marine 1912
		Set of 44 Pre WWII Army, Navy, and Marine Campaign Medals
		1st Haitian Campaign Medal in 1915, MARINE CORPS
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=medal+campaign+marine&... (274 words)

	USS Russell (DDG 59)
		The wavy divisions of the shield represent a river and underscore Rear Admiral Russell's service in coastal and river campaigns during the Mexican War and Civil War.
		While in service for the Corps and his country, Major General Russell was a major contributor to the development of the Fleet Marine Force and the doctrine that governs its load-out scheme, equipment, tactics, techniques and organization that proved decisive in World War II.
		In addition to numerous letters of commendation during his long and varied career, General Russell was awarded the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Haitian Medaille Militaire, West Indies (Sampson) Medal, Spanish Campaign Medal, Expeditionary Medal with West Indies Clasp and the Haitian Campaign Medal.
	www.navysite.de /dd/ddg59.htm (1350 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Medal of Honor
		FIRST AWARD: While a U.S. Marine private, he distinguished himself by meritorious conduct in the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China on 14 August 1900.
		SECOND AWARD: Fifteen years after his first Medal of Honor, Daly was a Gunnery Sergeant serving with the 15th Company of Marines in Haiti.
		On 22 October 1915, he and several members of the company departed Fort Liberte, Haiti for a six-day reconnaissance.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /moh/mohdaly.aspx (190 words)

	Haiti 1915
		Other Navy awards: Second Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal.
		Citation: As Commanding Officer of detachments from the 5th, 13th, 23d Companies and the marine and sailor detachment from the U.S.S. Connecticut, Maj. Butler led the attack on Fort Riviere, Haiti, 17 November 1915.
		Citation: Serving with the 15th Company of Marines on 22 October 1915, G/Sgt. Daly was one of the company to leave Fort Liberte, Haiti, for a 6-day reconnaissance.
	www.jrotc.org /Haitian_1915.htm (848 words)

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