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	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized by Presidential Order of Woodrow Wilson on September 22, 1913.
		The medal for the First Nicaraguan Campaign Medal displayed a volcano, rising from a lake, with the words “Nicaraguan Campaign” and the date 1912 on the edges of the medal.
		The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was created General Orders of the Navy Department and approved by Congress to recognize naval operations in Nicaragua between the dates of August 27, 1926 and January 2, 1933.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal (439 words)

	Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1926-1933)
		The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the inclusive dates of August 27, 1926, and January 2, 1933.
		The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who participated in operations in Nicaragua between August 27, 1926, and January 2, 1933.
		In the center of a bronze medallion one and a quarter inches in diameter, a female figure with a sword in her right hand is shown standing in an attitude of defense in front of two other figures (a male and a female), protecting them with her cloak.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-snc.htm (429 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 (11161 words)

	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912)
		The First Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the inclusive dates of July 29 and November 14, 1912.
		The First Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served ashore in Nicaragua or aboard any of the following ships in support thereof between the inclusive dates of July 29 and November 14, 1912.
		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-ncm.htm (374 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)

	Welcome To Semper Fi Women
		Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller, colorful veteran of the Korean fighting, four World War II campaigns and expeditionary service in China, Nicaragua and Haiti, was one of the most decorated Marines in the Corps, and the only Leatherneck ever to win the Navy Cross five times for heroism and gallantry in action.
		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.
		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.
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	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 interest for Aussies here, apart from a general interest in medals, is the timeline.
		Medal of the National Legion of Greek American War Veterans in America.
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	Second Nicaraguan Campaign Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient General Christian Franklin Schilt, USMC
		He received the Medal of Honor for heroism on January 6-8, 1928, Quilali, Nicaragua, where two US Marine Corps patrols were ambushed and cut off by rebel bandits.
		During that conflict he participated in the Guadalcanal campaign, the consolidation of Southern Solomons and the air defense of Peleliu and Okinawa.
		The citation accompanying the medal said he was part of a Marine Corps Detachment that had suffered heavy casualties at insurgent hands.
	www.medalofhonor.com /ChristianSchilt.htm (1478 words)

	Battleship USS Washington BB56 - Shipmates No. 3
		Boghosian was awarded the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and Korean Campaign Medal.
		Breske was awarded Campaign Medals and Asiatic and American Defense Medal.
		The most memorable experience was being made a coxswain of the captain's gig #3 motor whale boat and ready boat; and being lowered into the water while the battleship was still underway to rescue downed aircraft flyers and pilots.
	www.usswashington.com /profile3.htm (2851 words)

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		There, he served as an adviser to the Nicaraguan National Guard, or “Guardia Nacional,” an army trained, equipped and led by Marines to curtail rebel activity in the Central American country.
		On the 24th, the patrol was having difficulty cutting through the jungle near the village of Constancia in the northern part of the country.
		The Nicaraguan government likewise decorated the South Carolina native with its highest award for bravery, the Nicaraguan Campaign Medal of Valor.
	www.navytimes.com /print.php?f=0-292308-2170007.php (571 words)

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	USS Sellers (DDG 11)
		He took part in the Samoan Campaign in 1899, and was in Philippine waters during the Philippine Insurrection, on board USS NEW YORK, while serving in the staff of Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers.
		He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the President of the United States with the following citation: "For exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a position of great responsibility as Commander, Special Service Squadron from 8 July 1927 to 12 May 1929 during the disturbed conditions in the Republic of Nicaragua.
		As the Senior Officer Present, he coordinated the activities of the Marine Brigade on shore, which was a part of his command, with the activities of the Nicaraguan Government, the Guardia National and the officers of the United States Army on election duty.
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	Military Honors Full Service Military Medals, Ribbons, Custom Shadow Boxes
		This same legislation included recognition for participation in campaigns including the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the Philippine Insurrection, Haiti, and several other campaigns taking place around the turn of the century.
		Awarded to members of the army who served in any of twelve different major campaigns against hostile Indians from 1865 to 1891, and in such minor campaigns against hostiles as approved by the Army.
		This medal was rarely awarded because the recipients would have been entitled to the Naval Campaign Medal and the two awards could not be given for the same service.
	www.militaryhonors.net /Articles/War_Medals/SpanishAmerican.html (384 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)

	Marine Corps Legacy Museum -*GENERAL ROY STANLEY GEIGER, USMC
		General Roy Stanley Geiger, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II, and was the first Marine to lead an Army, died 23 January 1947 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
		In November 1943, he returned to the field, this time as Commanding General of the I Amphibious Corps and led the Corps from 9 November to 15 December 1943, in the Bouganville Operation, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
		Redesignated III Amphibious Corps in April 1944, he led this organization in the invasion and subsequent recapture of Guam during July and August, 1944, and in the assault and capture of the southern Palau Islands in September and October of the same year.
	www.mclm.com /tohonor/rsgeiger.html (817 words)

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		He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on 29 January 1901, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was serving in Haiti as a sergeant when he took part in the action which earned him the Medal of Honor in November 1915.
		Transferred to the retired list in November 1932, he returned to active duty as a major, 19 January 1942, and performed active duty for a brief period during World War II.
		Major Iams' medals and decorations include: the Medal of Honor (Haiti), Philippine Campaign Medal, Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, Mexican Campaign Medal, Haitian Campaign Medal, Dominican Campaign Medal, World War I Victory Medal, Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, Expeditionary Medal with bronze star for service in Haiti and China, and the World War II Victory Medal.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Iams_RL.htm (181 words)

	Marion Bell Humphrey, Colonel, United States Marine Corps
		Medals: Haitian DSM, Nicaraguan Medal of Merit (with silver star), Holy Order of Redeemer, Class 1, by Greece in 1928, Mexican Svce Medal, Haitian Campaign Medal, Dominican Campaign Medal, Expeditionary Medal (with bronze star), Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp), Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, various letters of commendation.
		In 1917, he was in command of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Oklahoma.
		During the Second Nicaraguan Campaign he served as Chief 0f Staff, Second Brigade.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /mbhump.htm (511 words)

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	LtGen Chesty Puller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller, colorful veteran of the Korean fighting, four World War II campaigns and expeditionary service in China, Nicaragua and Haiti, was one of the most decorated Marines in the Corps, and the
		His skilled leadership, superb courage and valiant devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds reflect the highest credit upon Colonel Puller and the United States Naval Service.
		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.
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		The 1912 Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was authorised on 22nd September 1913.
		It was awarded to both Navy and Marine Corps who served ashore or aboard 8 specific ships in Nicaraguan waters during 29th July - 14th november 1912.
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	Admiral Thomas Ross Cooley
		In April 1944, the Admiral was ordered to command the USS WASHINGTON, the Flagship of the late Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, Jr.
		During the period he commanded her, the WASHINGTON took part in the Marianas Campaign (the capture of Tinian, Siapan and Guam),
		Asiatic - Pacific Area Campaign Medal with 7 Stars for operations and engagements participated in
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