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 Philippine Campaign Medal
The Philippine Campaign Medal was worn after the Puerto Rican Occupation Medal and before the Philippine Congressional Medal.
When authorized for gallantry in action during the Philippine Insurrection, the Silver Citation Star could be worn on the ribbon of the Philippine Campaign Medal.
The palm tree was often used by Romans on their coins and medals to record their conquests on the southern shores of the Mediterranean, and it was this use which inspired Millet to employ the palm tree as the central theme on the medal (alluding to American conquest in the Pacific).
foxfall.com /csm-army-pcm.htm   (642 words)

  
 USN Service Medal Index
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.history.navy.mil /medals/index.html   (413 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   (11614 words)

  
 Philippine Defense Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Philippine Defense Medal is a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which is awarded to commemorate the initial resistance against Japanese invasion between the dates of December 1941 and June 1942.The decoration was first created as ribbon in December, 1944 and a full sized medal was authorized in July, 1945.
The Philippine Defense Medal was commonly bestowed to foreign militaries and was one of the most widely awarded foreign medals to the United States Armed Forces.
The United States equivalent to the Philippine Defense Medal was known as the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_Defense_Medal   (257 words)

  
 Philippine Campaign Medal
The Philippine Campaign Medal was established on June 27, 1908, by Navy Department Special Orders Number 81 for the Navy, and by Navy Department Special Orders Number 82 for the Marine Corps.
The Philippine Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service in the Navy or Marine Corps between the inclusive dates of February 4, 1899 and December 31, 1904.
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-pcm.htm   (410 words)

  
 Philippine Campaign Navy Service Medal
The Philippine Campaign Servce medal was issued by the United States government to all members of the the U.S. Navy who served during the period of the Philippine-American War.
At the bottom are the dates "1899-1903." Depicted in the center is a city gate with the Philippine countryside beyond.
This reverse side of the medal is identical to the reverse side of the Spanish American War Navy Service medal.
www.spanamwar.com /medalsnavyphil.htm   (240 words)

  
 Double Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Major Daniel 'Dan' Joseph Daly USMC
He termed medals "a lot of foolishness." Personally be enjoyed a pipe, crammed with cut plug tobacco, but did not drink.
The second was as Gunnery Sergeant during the Haitian Campaign (1915) between October 24 and 25, 1915.
The USS Daly was the namesake of a double Medal of Honor recipient, who was a tough Marine, and whose memory may have been an invisible force for the Daly.
www.medalofhonor.com /DanDaly.htm   (2206 words)

  
 Awards and Decorations
The medal of honor was bestowed by the President in the name of Congress on the unknown, unidentified Belgian soldier on November 3, 1922, and on the unknown, unidentified Rumanian soldier on May 15, 1923.
No awards of that medal were made during the fiscal year for distinguished services rendered prior to the World War, the total number of awards under this head remaining at 7.
Nine distinguished-service medals were, however, issued during the last fiscal year to holders of the certificate of merit, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (40 Stat.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/wwi/23awd.htm   (1585 words)

  
 Philippine Scouts Heritage Society
The fall of the Philippines was the largest defeat of an American armed force in the history of the United States, and the Bataan Death March was the most brutal series of war crimes ever committed against surrendering American or Philippine soldiers.
In mid-December 2005 a Philippine Scouts History exhibit was donated to the Veterans Memorial Museum in Huntsville, Alabama and dedicated to the in memory of Major Eriberto Caranto, 57th Infantry (PS).
The Philippine Division was created in 1922 based on two US infantry regiments (15th and 31st) and two Philippine Scout regiments (45th and 57th) patch was also adopted on July 8, 1922 and features a gold carabao (symbolizing the Philippines) on a red shield.
www.philippine-scouts.org   (1825 words)

  
 Kosovo Campaign Medal
Description: A Bronze medal, 1 3/8 inches in diameter, with the stylized wreath of grain, reflecting the agricultural domination of the area and its economy, symbolizes the basic human rights while highlighting the desire of all for peace, safety and prosperity.
Kosovo Defense Campaign (11 Jun 1999 through To Be Determined) AOE: The total land area and air space of Serbia (including Kosovo), Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, and the waters and air space of the Adriatic seas within 12 nautical miles of the Montenegro, Albania, and Croatia coastlines South of 42 degrees and 52 minutes North latitude.
The Kosovo Campaign Medal was established by Executive Order 13154, dated 3 May 2000 to recognize the accomplishments of military service members who participated in or was in direct support of the Kosovo Operations.
www.gruntsmilitary.com /kosovocamp.shtml   (691 words)

  
 PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN MEDAL (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Criteria: The Philippine Campaign Medal was awarded for service in the Philippine Islands under any of the conditions indicated in AR 600-8-22.
The Philippine Campaign Medal was established on January 12, 1905 by War Department General Order 5.
There are 11 campaign streamers displayed on the Army flag to represent service in the Philippines.
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil.cob-web.org:8888 /Awards/PHILIPPINE%20CAMPAIGN%20MEDAL1.html   (284 words)

  
 Women Medal Recipients
Some believed her medal was rescinded because of her involvement as a suffragette.
She was a U.S. Army nurse and a POW for two years in the Philippines and was known as the "Angel in Fatigues" at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila.
She was to have received the Soldiers Medal but instead was given a certificate and told that women do not receive the Soldiers Medal.
userpages.aug.com /captbarb/medals.html   (2132 words)

  
 General Douglas MacArthur
For his dogged, brave defense of the Philippines, General MacArthur was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, almost eighty years after his father had won the medal on Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga.
In 20 campaigns, on a hundred battlefields, around a thousand camp fires, I have witnessed that enduring fortitude, that patriotic self-abnegation, and that invincible determination which have carved his statue in the hearts of his people.
Citation: For conspicuous leadership in preparing the Philippine Islands to resist conquest, for gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against invading Japanese forces, and for the heroic conduct of defensive and offensive operations on the Bataan Peninsula.
lindasog.com /military/bigmac.html   (3228 words)

  
 Philippine Liberation Medal Display Recognition
The Philippine Liberation Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the U.S. Armed Forces, and recognized guerrilla units by the Philippine Government for service of at least 30 days in the liberation of the Philippines from October 17, 1944 to September 3, 1945.
The Philippine Liberation Medal was awarded for service in the liberation of the Philippines from October 17, 1944, to September 2, 1945.
The Philippine Liberation Ribbon is authorized by DA Cir 59, 8 March 1948.
www.amervets.com /replacement/filib.htm   (1637 words)

  
 medals
Three separate campaigns are recognized: the defense of Saudi Arabia, the liberation of Kuwait and enforcing the cease-fire agreement through Nov. 30, 1995 and service members can be awarded the medal up to three times.
This medal is awarded only for operations for which no other U.S. campaign medal is approved.
The Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) is authorized by the President of the United States by Public Law 108-234 and Executive Order 13363, 29 November 2004.
www.invsoa.homestead.com /medals.html   (5447 words)

  
 Philippine Campaign Medal at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Army's Philippine Campaign Medal was issued as a one time service medal regardless of the number of campaigns in which a service member participated.
The Silver Citation Star was authorized for those who had performed feats of heroism or bravery.
The Navy's version of the Philippine Campaign Medal was as a one time decoration with no devices authorized.
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/p/ph/Philippine_Campaign_Medal.htm   (667 words)

  
 Awards, Decorations, Campaign & Service Medals. Medals Awarded in The Great War
Scans of the actual 24 pages illustrating the medals and insignia of the Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Special Units, as well as descriptions of their formation and activity.
This Philippine Campaign Medal was submitted by Martin Wagner (remember-9-11-01@mindspring.com).
This Philippine Congressional Medal was submitted by Martin Wagner (remember-9-11-01@mindspring.com).
freepages.military.rootsweb.com /~worldwarone/WWI/Medals   (1319 words)

  
 9th Memorial Cavalry: Decorations and Medals from the period   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Following Congressional approval on 11th of January 1905, the Indian Campaign Medal was authorized for wear by Army personnel by General Order 12 in 1907.
The medal was awarded for service in a variety of campaigns and engagements against Indian tribes throughout the Western states between 1865 and 1891.
Like many other campaign medals the ribbon of the Spanish Campaign Medal was changed in 1913 from the red and yellow to a yellow and blue (version shown).
www.9thcavalry.com /drill_manual/medals.htm   (193 words)

  
 HD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
He was among the Marines sent to the city of Tientsin on 29 June 1900 at the outbreak of hostilities by the Boxers in China.
On 24 March 1902, Cpl Adriance was presented the Medal of Honor for his actions on 13 July 1900.
Along with the Medal of Honor, Pvt Adriance also earned the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal and the China Relief Expedition Medal.
hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Adriance_HC.htm   (294 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)

  
 AGO_1959-60_No_152   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
  (3) Veterans of all wars, campaigns or insurrections prior to the second World War must have received a campaign badge to be eligible for relief under the act.
545, a copy of which is enclosed, where we held that a campaign badge was a prerequisite to relief under the act, and that a veteran who had served in the army of occupation after the first world war and who had not received a campaign badge, was not entitled to relief under the act.
by the issuance of a campaign badge by the government of the United States.
www.atg.wa.gov /opinions/1959-60/opinion_1959-60_152.html   (2735 words)

  
 Philippine Congressional Medal (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Philippine Congressional Medal The Philippine Congressional Medal was a decoration of the United States Army which was established by the United States Congress on July 9, 1906.
The decoration recognized those soldiers who had enlisted in the United States Army for the purpose of combating Philippine Insurrection.
The decoration was different from the Philippine Campaign Medal in that the Philippine Campaign Medal recognized general service in the Philippines while the Philippine Congressional Medal was intended for special services rendered.
philippine-congressional-medal.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (195 words)

  
 Battleship USS Washington BB56 - Shipmates
Following the war Bundy was in law enforcement for 30 years, first as an officer, then as an instructor at the Alexandria Area Tech.
He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal.
Medals awarded during service include Philippine Liberation Medal w/2 stars, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/6 stars, Victory Medal and American Area Medal.
www.usswashington.com /profile4.htm   (1134 words)

  
 General Douglas MacArthur (in detail)
General Arthur MacArthur -- back from the Philippines, where he had helped defeat the Spanish and served as military governor -- looked on proudly as his son graduated first in the class of 1903.
Once again, MacArthur found solace in the Philippines, where he took command of the Army's Philippine Department and renewed a friendship with the island's leading politician, Manuel Quezon, whom he had known since 1903.
When war finally came with the blow at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Philippines was doomed: MacArthur's air force was quickly destroyed, his army shredded, and by January his forces had retreated to the Bataan peninsula, where they struggled to survive.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-leaders/ww2/macarthur.htm   (2281 words)

  
 John Pershing Summary
While serving in the 6th Cavalry, Pershing participated in several Indian campaigns and was cited for bravery for actions against the Apache.
While in the Philippines, he served as Commander of Fort McKinley, near Manila, and also was the governor of the Moro Province.
The last of Pershing's four children was born in the Philippines and it was during this time that he became an Episcopalian.
www.bookrags.com /John_Pershing   (4004 words)

  
 Jewish War Veterans
For service in campaigns between 1865 and 1891, and in any action not occurring in one of the campaigns, but against hostile Indians, in which there were killed or wounded on the side of the United States troops.
Philippine Islands, between June 30, 1898 and August 16, 1898.
Ashore in the Philippine Islands between February 4, 1899 and July 4, 1902.
www.jwv.org /membership/elegibility3.html   (499 words)

  
 John Joseph Pershing
The new Brigadier General was assigned to Fort McKindley, on Luzon in the Philippines, as a brigade commander in December of 1906.
Pershing's last Moro campaign brought an end to uprisings for the duration of the American colonization and earned him the Distinguished Service Medal.
Medal Commemorative of 1st Centenary of the Battle of Ava Chucho
www.colorado.edu /StudentGroups/PershingRifles/jjp.htm   (1893 words)

  
 Carl Theodore Vogelgesang, Rear Admiral, United States Navy
While on board the USS Celtic in 1898, he received the Spanish Campaign Medal, and in 1899 the Philippine Campaign Medal.
While Commander of the USS Des Moines in 1914, he received the Mexican Service Medal in recognition of the services of officers and men in quelling the uprising at Vera Cruz.
In 1918 he was made Senior Member of the Naval Commission to Brazil in connection with the Brazilian War College, after which he returned to the Naval War College at Newport for several months.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /ctvogelgesang.htm   (1488 words)

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