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  Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal Display Recognition
The Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal was established when Secretary of the Navy Fred A. Korth approved National Naval Policy Board (1960) Report, promulgated by BUPERS Notice 1650 of June 25, 1962.
The Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal is awarded on a selective basis to Navy Reservists who, during any three consecutive years subsequent to July 1, 1958, fulfill with distinction the obli-gations of inactive reserve.
The blue and gold pinstripes at the edge of the ribbon represent the Navy; the scarlet center stripe was adapted from the Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the blue center stripe was added to distinguished this ribbon from that of the Naval Reserve Medal.
www.amervets.com /replacement/nrms.htm   (659 words)

  
  Naval Reserve Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Naval Reserve Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy which was created by order of Secretary of the Navy James Paulding.
On September 12, 1958, the Naval Reserve Medal was declared discontinued and was replaced by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to any member of the United States Naval Reserve, the associated National Naval Volunteers, and local Naval militia units.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_Reserve_Medal   (195 words)

  
 Naval Reserve Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Naval Reserve Medal was worn for qualifying service between September 12, 1938 and September 12, 1958.
The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to commissioned officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve upon completion of ten years service in the Naval Reserve Force, National Naval Volunteers, or in any Federally recognized naval militia force in either active or in-active status.
The award of the Naval Reserve Medal was discon-tinued on September 12, 1958, and has been replaced by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
foxfall.com /gcrm-navy-nrm.htm   (307 words)

  
 Reserve Good Conduct Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Reserve Good Conduct Medal refers to any one of the five military conduct decorations which are issued by the United States Armed Forces to members of the Reserve and National Guard.
To be awarded a Reserve Good Conduct Medal, a service member must be an active enlisted member of the Reserve or National Guard and must have performed three to four years of satisfactory duty (to include drill and annual training) with such service being free of disciplinary action.
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is a similar decoration which is awarded for ten years of honorable reserve service and is presented to both officers and enlisted personnel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reserve_Good_Conduct_Medal   (553 words)

  
 EO 13013 : AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10163, THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal may be awarded to members or former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States who meet one or more of the following three criteria.
The member shall receive the medal with the distinctive design of the reserve component with which the person served at the time of award or in which such person last served.
The medal is awarded with the appropriate appurtenance that denotes the manner in which the award was earned, either through completion of 10 years of service, mobilization, or volunteering for, and servicing on, active duty in support of operations or contingencies designated by the Secretary of Defense.
www.worldnetdaily.com /resources/govdocs/eos/eo13013.html   (222 words)

  
 MILNET Brief
The Soldier's Medal was established in 1926 to recognize soldiers for voluntary acts of bravery during peacetime or heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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 Naval Reserve Medal was established by Secretary of the Navy James K.
www.milnet.com /pentagon/medals/medals.htm   (11161 words)

  
 Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve)LS&GC Awards
This growth was largely in the area of reserves and most notably the Wavy Navy or R.C.N.V.R. Consequently the Navy numbered some 100,000 at the end of the War.
Plans were announced in November of 1945 for a post-war reserve to be known as the Royal Canadian Naval (Reserve).
The decision to continue with the award of a medal for petty officers and men, as well as a decoration for officers was made.
members.shaw.ca /jollytar/rcnr1/rcnr1.htm   (373 words)

  
 Navy Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Naval Reserve Medal - The Naval Reserve Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy which was created by order of Secretary of the Navy James Paulding.
Dominican Campaign Medal - The Dominican Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy which was created on December 29, 1921.
The medal recognizes service performed by the Navy, and the United States Marine Corps, in the Dominican Republic in the year 1916.
www.visitingangelsnt.com /navymedal.html   (640 words)

  
 The Naval Reserve Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On September 12, 1958 the authorization for awarding the Naval Reserve Medal was terminated and only the Armed Forces Reserve Medal is now awarded.
The observe of the medal depicts a defiant eagle facing to the left and with wings raised.
In the background, extending to the rim of the medal, are rays and to the left are clouds.
www.cicerocollectibles.com /cicero/USMedals/MedalPages/NavalReserve.html   (266 words)

  
 Emmett Tidd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He enlisted in the U. Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman in December 1942 and while at the University of Oklahoma was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit.
Upon graduation, he was commissioned Ensign in the U. Naval Reserve, February 24, 1945 and advanced progressively in rank to that of Vice Admiral on 5 March 1974.
He transferred from the Naval Reserve to the U. Navy in November 1953 while serving in the rank of Lieutenant.
www.vietnamproject.ttu.edu /dd786/emmett.htm   (1237 words)

  
 Medal of Honor, USN, Submarines, Solomons, Sicily, Lae, New Guinea, Bougainville, Bismarck, Tarawa, Gilberts, Gilmore, ...
Undaunted, he opened fire and blasted both Zeros from the sky in a short, bitterly fought action which resulted in such hopeless damage to his own plane that he was forced to bail out at a perilously low altitude atop the trees on enemy-held Kolombangara.
Indomitable and aggressive in the face of almost certain death, Sgt. Owens silenced a powerful gun which was of inestimable value to the Japanese defense and, by his brilliant initiative and heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, contributed immeasurably to the success of the vital landing operations.
Refusing to withdraw after being seriously wounded in the chest during this skirmish, 1st Lt. Hawkins steadfastly carried the fight to the enemy, destroying three more pillboxes before he was caught in a burst of Japanese shellfire and mortally wounded.
www.naval-history.net /WW2USMoH1943.htm   (5707 words)

  
 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Medal Geo.Vl. Oficer - South Africa - DEMS
He was commissioned Sub Lieutenant RNR, South Africa Naval Forces October 1941 to October 1942 serving in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
He ceased being seconded to the Royal navy 01/12/1945 and was transferred to the War Reserve, SA Naval Forces as a Lieutenant 15/12/1945.
Force 121 as it was known was supported by Naval Force ‘H’ to prevent the Japanese seizing port & airfield facilities.
jersey-medals.net /roynavvolres2.html   (389 words)

  
 American Defense Service Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
(1) The American Defense Service Medal will be awarded to all persons in the naval service who served on active duty at any time between 8 September 1939 and 7 December 1941, both dates inclusive.
(2) Naval Reserve personnel on training duty under orders must have served at least 10 days in such duty.
Reserve officers ordered to ships of the fleet for training duty (cruise) and officers serving on board ships for temporary additional duty from shore stations are not considered "regularly attached" and are not entitled to the fleet clasp.
www.history.navy.mil /medals/adsm.htm   (307 words)

  
 ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL
       a.  Awarded for honorable and satisfactory service as a member of one or more of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of 10 years within a 12-year period.  Upon completion of the fourth 10-year period, a gold hourglass followed by a bronze hourglass shall be awarded.
a.  Medal (regular size): MIL-DTL-3943/231.  (Stock number for the full size medal set with ribbon bar.)  National Guard: NSN 8455-00-227-1713; USAR: 8455-00-269-5781.
  Background:  The Armed Forces Reserve Medal was authorized by President Truman by Executive Order 10163, dated 25 September 1950.  The Executive Order was amended by Executive Order, dated 6 August 1996, to include authorization for award based on mobilization.
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /Awards/RESERVE_MEDAL.htm   (188 words)

  
 Naval Reserve Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Naval Reserve who had completed ten years of satisfactory federal service in the US Naval Reserve.
After the establishment of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal in 1950, a naval Reservist who was eligible for the Naval Reserve Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal could elect which award they were to receive.
Once the medal became obsolete, only the Armed Forces Reserve Medal was awarded for the same service.
rustyknight.topcities.com /Navresrv.htm   (112 words)

  
 Biography - John Ford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He entered the United States Naval Reserve on October 3, 1934, in the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and on September 11, 1941 reported for active duty.
In July 1945 he returned to active status in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and served again with the Office of Strategic Services, Washington, D.C., until October 1945, when he was again released to inactive duty.
Voluntarily recruiting and organizing approximately three hundred technicians as a Naval photographic group, Captain Ford greatly aided in establishing the photographic branch of the Office of Strategic Services and, exercising close and careful supervision of numerous branch projects, developed valuable new equipment which is now in use by the United States Army Signal Corps.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/NHC/ford.htm   (806 words)

  
 Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
The Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal is awarded on a selective basis to Navy Reservists who, during any three consecutive years subsequent to January 1, 1958, fulfill with distinction the obligations of inactive reserve.
Attends a minimum of 90 percent of all scheduled drills each year prior to October 1, 1997, and a minimum of 85 percent thereafter, with an organized unit of the Naval Reserve, for three consecutive years (authorized equivalent instruction or duty may be credited in lieu of drills).
Additional awards of the Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal are indicated by bronze stars three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter.
www.foxfall.com /gcrm-navy-msm.htm   (901 words)

  
 USN, Medal of Honor, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Wake, Island, Philippines, Fuqua
Fuqua was not only in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service but characterizes him as an outstanding leader of men.
By his inspiring leadership, his valiant efforts and his extreme loyalty to his ship and her crew, he saved many of his shipmates from death and was largely responsible for keeping the California in action during the attack.
During the first attack by Japanese airplanes on the Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, on 7 December 1941, Lt. Finn promptly secured and manned a.50-caliber machinegun mounted on an instruction stand in a completely exposed section of the parking ramp, which was under heavy enemy machinegun strafing fire.
www.naval-history.net /WW2USMoH1941.htm   (2713 words)

  
 Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal Recognition Replacement
I am requesting the hardware items (medal, badge, ribbon or patch) if they are available for this award, below.
Yes, please include the official medal and add an additional $14.00 to my total.
Yes, please include the official medal and the ribbon, and add an additional $18.00 to my total.
www.americanwarlibrary.com /nrms2.htm   (358 words)

  
 Naval Reserve Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Naval Reserve who had completed ten years of satisfactory federal service in the US Naval Reserve.
After the establishment of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal in 1950, a naval Reservist who was eligible for the Naval Reserve Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal could elect which award they were to receive.
Once the medal became obsolete, only the Armed Forces Reserve Medal was awarded for the same service.
www.rustyknight.topcities.com /Navresrv.htm   (112 words)

  
 Naval Institute Members Only: Board of Directors and Honorary Officers Bios
Waters is a Director of National Bank Financial and the Naval Institute Foundation, and is Chairman of the European Equity Fund.
He is a 1983 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, where he received an M.A. in National Security Affairs, and is a 1994 distinguished graduate of the National War College.
VADM Tracey was commissioned in 1970, and reported for her initial assignment to the Naval Space Surveillance System.
www.navalinstitute.org /membersonly/boardbios.htm   (3258 words)

  
 National Defense Service Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Following 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 War era and note active federal service performed as part of normal extended duty between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954, both dates inclusive.
Any member of the Naval Reserve who, after 31 December 1960, becomes eligible for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or the Vietnam Service Medal, is also eligible for award of the National Defense Service Medal.
www.history.navy.mil /medals/ndsm.htm   (322 words)

  
 Eugene Joseph Peltier (1910-    ) Papers (KC417)
Commissioned Lieutenant (jg) in the U.S. Naval Reserve on April 30, 1936, he transferred to the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy in the rank of Commander in June 1946, and was promoted to the rank of Captain, on July 1, 1952.
During the next three months he had instruction at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville, Rhode Island, and in February 1945 reported as Officer in Charge, 137th Naval Construction Battalion, which landed on Okinawa.
Appointed Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, and Chief of Civil Engineers of the U.S. Navy, on October 30, 1957, he took the oath of Office, administered by the Judge Advocate General in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy on December 2, 1957.
www.umkc.edu /whmckc/Collections/IKC0417.HTM   (590 words)

  
 NZDF Medals - The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
This medal was instituted in 1985 with eligibility backdated to 1977.
It is awarded to ratings in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve for fifteen years continuous service at least twelve of which must be efficient.
The position of this medal in the Wearing of Medals in New Zealand Table can be viewed here.
medals.nzdf.mil.nz /category/e/e10.html   (303 words)

  
 Naval Reserves
provision for naval reserves made (but dropped through the fall of the Whig government to the Tories) in 1852; it was not until 1859 that the R.N.R. as such came into being (provisionally named the Royal Naval Volunteers).
Nevertheless, it was still seen primarily in terms of a gunnery reserve and incompetently at that, since the training remained out of date and poor.
This was a reserve commitment begun in 1901, whereby Royal Naval ratings of good character who had completed their time, for receiving an annual retainer could be liable to be returned to service in times of emergency (that is, war).
www.barnettresearch.freeserve.co.uk /reserves.htm   (5227 words)

  
 Hellcats - About the Author   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He was commissioned as an ensign and designated as a Naval Aviator on 16 July 1943 after completion of the Navy's flight training program.
He was separated from Active Duty status to Reserve status in January 1946 and began flying in this status in February 1946 at Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas, and retired as a Commander.
During his naval career, Smith was awarded the Air Medal with star, World War II Victory Medal, Naval Reserve Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with star, American Theater Campaign Meda with 7 Battle Stars, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, and Philippine Liberation Medal with star.
homepages.opencominc.com /jfsmith/About_The_Author.htm   (310 words)

  
 The Association Voice of the Navy Reserve - Naval Reserve Association
The Naval Reserve Association (NRA) is the largest, oldest, and most respected professional association dedicated solely to
Naval Reservists and the Naval Reserve as vital components of the Navy and the nation's defense, by: maximizing value to its
Contact US Naval Reserve Association, 1619 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314- 3647
www.navy-reserve.org   (428 words)

  
 U.S. Naval Construction Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1980 he graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree from Auburn University and was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1982.
He served on active duty as an Electrician’s Mate, is a plank owner of USS Pigeon (ASR-21), and was honorably discharged as a Petty Officer Second Class in 1975.
An additional active duty tour occurred in 1990-91 when then LT Wilkerson was recalled to active duty and deployed to Saudia Arabia with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion TWENTY-FOUR in support of I MEF during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
www.seabee.navy.mil /index.cfm/59082/59060   (245 words)

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