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Topic: West Indies Campaign Medal

	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)

	NWC: Koninklijke Militaire Academie
		The obverse of the medal shows the usual head of Victoria, whilst the reverse shows Victoria placing a laurel wreath on Wellington as he kneels before her.
		Eligibility for the medal: This medal is awarded to an officer of the Coalition upon their first victory over a French opponent.
		The new medal differs from the previous one in that it is marked with the year it was won.
	www.geocities.com /militaireacademie/medals.html (820 words)

	West Indies Campaign Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		It was rarely given, as most of those men were entitled to the "Sampson Medal" and two awards could not be given for the same service.
		The design, by Bailey, Banks and Biddle, is almost the same as that of the Navy Spanish Campaign Medal.
		In 1908, the red-and-yellow color scheme was selected for the West Indies and Spanish campaign medals.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/wicm.htm (193 words)

	West Indies Campaign Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The West Indies Campaign Medal was a military decoration of the United States Navy and Marine Corps which was issued for service in the West Indies campaign theater of the Spanish-American War.
		The decoration was rarely bestowed, since most Navy and Marine Corps personnel received the Sampson Medal for West Indies service, and Navy regulations prohibited the bestowal of both the Sampson Medal and West Indies Campaign Medal for the same period of duty.
		The West Indies Campaign Medal was declared obsolete by the U.S. Navy in 1913, following a diplomatic request by Spain that the United States discontinue service medals which displayed Spain’s national colors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Indies_Campaign_Medal (266 words)

	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
		Streamer: The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon is used as a streamer for 21 streamers on the Army flag.
		The criteria for the medal was announced in DA Circular 84, dated 25 March 1948, and subsequently published in Army Regulation 600-65, dated 22 September 1948.
		The medal design was submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts on 22 May 1947 and the first medal was presented to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on 17 December 1947.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /apcm.shtml (820 words)

	Spanish Campaign Medal
		The Spanish Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service in the Navy or Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War between the inclusive dates of May 1 and August 16, 1898.
		The Spanish Campaign Medal was originally awarded for qualifying service in the Philippine Theater of the Spanish-American War between the inclusive dates of May 1 and August 16, 1898.
		In 1913 the West Indies Campaign Medal, which had been awarded for qualifying service in the West Indian Theater, was discontinued in favor of the Spanish Campaign Medal, which had previously been issued only for qualifying service in the Philippine theater of the Spanish-American War.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-scm.htm (529 words)

	HyperWar: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Western Pacific
		The following essay is one of a series of campaign studies highlighting those struggles that, with their accompanying suggestions for further reading, are designed to introduce you to one of the Army's significant military feats from that war.
		During the half-hour run to the beach the growling amphibians were preceded by carefully orchestrated barrages of large-caliber naval gunfire, boat-mounted rockets, and carrier air strikes, first on the beaches and then, as the troops came across the sand, in the hills beyond.
		Campaign in the Marianas (1960) and on the latter, Robert Ross Smith,
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-C-WestPac/index.html (8953 words)

	West Indies Campaign Medal
		The West Indies Campagin Medal was awarded for qualifying service in the Navy or Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War between the inclusive dates of May 1 and August 16, 1898.
		The West Indies Campaign Medal was awarded for qualifying service in the West Indies during the Spanish-American War between the inclusive dates of May 1 and August 16, 1898.
		In 1913 this medal was discontinued in favor of the Navy's Spanish Campaign Medal, which had previously been issued for qualifying service in the Philippine theater of the Spanish-American War.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-wic.htm (498 words)

	American Medals
		The Navy Medal of Honor Created by an Act of Congress of December 21, 1861, and designed by Christian Schussel, this medal was awarded to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
		The original version of this medal was authorized by Congress on July 12, 1862, and was the same as the Navy medal of the time, with a different suspension.
		The medal was reestablished in 1932 by the War Department for Army personnel and in 1943 by the Navy Department for the Navy and Marine Corps.
	www.gwpda.org /medals/usamedl/usa.html (1596 words)

	Inter-allied Victory medal from WW1 Page 2
		The larger is worn with the medal and is affixed to the centre of the ribbon at an angle of sixty degrees from the inside edge of the ribbon, stem to the right of wearer; the smaller is worn, when the wearer is in service dress, transversely across the ribbon (British Army Order 3/1920).
		The name originally proposed for the medal, the "Allies' Medal," was rejected by the Commission because the name technically excluded the U.S. (America was an Associated power not an Allied power) and Germany, ironically, could issue a medal by the same name.
		The medal shall be bronze, round, its diameter 36 mm.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/victory-medal2.htm (802 words)

	Waterloo Medal
		The Dunbar Medal of 1650 was issued to both officers and men, but there is no verification of its having been given to all officers and men.
		It is also the first campaign medal awarded to the next-of-kin of men killed in action.
		It is not generally known that this medal also has another distinction in that it was the first on which the recipient's name was impressed around the edge by machine.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /waterloo-medal.htm (340 words)

	Spanish-American War Encyclopedia Article @ Hostilities.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Medal of Honor • edit • Santiago • edit • May 10 • Sinking of the USS Maine • Cuba • 1898
		The idea of the United States as an imperial power with foreign colonies was hotly debated domestically, with April 21 and the Pro-Imperialists winning their way over vocal opposition.
		The Spanish Campaign Medal was upgradeable to include the to recognize those U.S. Army members who had performed individual acts of heroism.
	www.hostilities.org /encyclopedia/Spanish-American_War (4985 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)

	Sampson Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Campaign clasps were authorized for wear on the Sampson Medal, showing various battles and the ship name which had participated.
		The decoration was issued under the same criteria as the West Indies Campaign Medal, and U.S. Navy regulations prohibited service members from receiving both medals for the same period of duty.
		The Sampson Medal was also known as the West Indies Naval Campaign Medal, not to be confused with the West Indies Campaign Medal which was a separate award.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sampson_Medal (244 words)

	sociology - Spanish-American War
		By the late nineteenth century the nation was left only a few scattered possessions in the Pacific, Africa, and the West Indies.
		The Medal of Honor also saw its first resurgence since the Civil War and the conflict saw the first wide scale recognition of individual acts of bravery by soldiers, marines, and sailors alike.
		The Spanish Campaign Medal was upgradeable to include the Silver Citation Star to recognize those U.S. Army members who had performed individual acts of heroism.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Spanish-American_War (2709 words)

	Asiatic Pacific Campaign Service Medal Display Recognition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was established by Executive Order 9265 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 6, 1942, and implemented by War Department Bulletin 56 (1942) and Navy Department General Orders Number 253 (1942).
		In the center of a bronze medallion one and a quarter inches in diameter, the medal depicts a tropical landing scene with a battleship, aircraft carrier, submarine and aircraft in the background with landing troops and palm trees in the foreground.
		The geographical definitions of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Area is: East boundary -- From the North Pole, south along the 141st meridian west longitude to the east boundary of Alaska, thence south and southeast along the Alaskan boundary to the Pacific Ocean.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/ap.htm (1990 words)

	Sampson Medal, Second issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		In the first issue (to see this version, click here) of this medal, the pendant and ribbon were suspended from bronze engagement bars with the bar with the name of the ship upon which the recipient served being the top bar.
		In 1908, the suspension ribbon was attached directly to the ship bar and campaign or engagement bars were clasped to the ribbon.
		This paticular second issue style Sampson medal was awarded to Micheal Haley when he served a an Oiler on the USS Indiana during the Battle of Santiago, July 3, 1898 off the coast of Cuba.
	www.spanamwar.com /medalssampson2.htm (158 words)

	DANFS: Area Campaign Medals & Battle Stars, World War II
		These medals are authorized to commemorate the service performed by personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who served during the periods and in the areas designated below under the appropriate medals and whose services fulfill the prescribed requirements.
		On and after 1 July 1945, no individual engaged exclusively on temporary or temporary additional duty shall become eligible for an area campaign medal unless the duties performed by him during his stay in the area are considered by the Area Commander to have materially contributed to the progress of the campaign.
		Prior to 1 July 1945 no individual was entitled to an area campaign medal for temporary or temporary additional duty unless such duty included a period of at least thirty (30) days in a designated area or unless he engaged in combat with or was subject to attack by enemy forces.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/BattleStars.html (2361 words)

	Medal of Honor - Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith
		Acting instantly on behalf of a naval officer who was subjected to a vicious clubbing by a frenzied Japanese guard venting his insane wrath upon the helpless prisoner, Comdr.
		As Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. West Virginia, after being mortally wounded, Capt. Bennion evidenced apparent concern only in fighting and saving his ship, and strongly protested against being carried from the bridge.
		Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as member of a machinegun crew, serving with the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, on 3 March 1945.
	www.army.mil /medalofhonor/smith/medal/citations20.htm (17868 words)

	WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS (A-F)
		By his supreme sacrifice, superb fighting courage, and heroic devotion to the attack, Sgt. Antolak was directly responsible for eliminating 20 Germans, capturing an enemy machinegun, and clearing the path for his company to advance.
		Instantly placing his 1 remaining machinegun in action, he delivered a shattering fusillade and succeeded in silencing the nearest and most threatening emplacement before his weapon jammed and the enemy, reopening fire with knee mortars and grenades, pinned down his unit for the second time.
		Craft killed at least 25 of the enemy; but his contribution to the campaign on Okinawa was of much more far-reaching consequence for Hen Hill was the key to the entire defense line, which rapidly crumbled after his utterly fearless and heroic attack.
	www.theblessingsofliberty.com /medal_of_honor/mohiia1.htm (21609 words)

	Military Honors Full Service Military Medals, Ribbons, Custom Shadow Boxes
		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.
		For this reason the medal was later discontinued.
	www.militaryhonors.net /Articles/War_Medals/SpanishAmerican.html (384 words)

	IMM - International Medals and Militaria
		The earliest Army campaign medals were manufactured by the U.S. Mint and numbered sequentially with a No. prefix.
		Two Army campaign medals authorized in 1918 were all manufactured by contract, hence no No., or M.No. prefix numbered medals are found on those medals.
		A compilation of Navy and Marine Corps personnel eligible for the West Indies Naval Campaign of 1898 medal or Sampson Medal based upon the original muster rolls was published in the 1980’s and can be used to verify eligibility.
	www.internationalmedalsandmilitaria.com /medalresearch.html (908 words)

	Medals of the USA Page 2
		The medal will be provided at no cost to veterans.
		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.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/usa2.htm (523 words)

	Sampson Medal
		This medal was given in three distinct phase types and individualized by the seperate top bars for each ship, engagement clasps for the battles, authorization dates on the reverse, and recipients name and rank on the rim.
		The medal shown here is the pattern awarded to members of Colonel Huntington's 1st Marine Battalion for service ashore during the Spanish American War.
		Note that this variation of the medal is refered to as a "chain link" medal as the battle clasp is above the actual medal, most "Sampsons" were produced in either Phase I (without any engagement bars) or in Phase II and III (with the bars attached to the ribbons).
	www.spanamwar.com /medalssampson.htm (266 words)

	62 Royal West India Rangers settled in New Brunswick
		This British Military General Service Medal 1793-1813 is identical, right down to the "Guadeloupe" and "Martinique" clasps, to those earned by ten (non-New Brunswicker) Royal West India Rangers for their involvement in the 1809 Martinique Campaign and the 1810 Guadeloupe Campaign.
		The British Army in the West Indies: society and the military in the revolutionary age (1998) by Roger Norman Buckley.
		The article also ignores the several other regiments which never saw the West Indies and who settled their men among the Rangers in the New Brunswick upper Saint John River valley and elsewhere in the same time period - none of whom were "banished".
	www.geocities.com /moriancumerb/index.html (1484 words)

	ALTERNATIVE VETERANS EXEMPTION
		Not all recipients of the World War II American Campaign Medal are eligible for the additional exemption for service in a combat zone or theatre.
		A veteran, therefore, who received the American Campaign Medal solely for service within the continental limits of the United States for an aggregate period of one year will not qualify for the additional exemption.
		Accordingly, to determine if a particular recipient of the American Campaign Medal qualifies for the additional exemption, it is necessary to examine the veteran's DD214 or other separation form to determine the basis for the award.
	www.orps.state.ny.us /assessor/manuals/vol4/part1/section4.01/p9_guide.htm (4333 words)

	LtGen Chesty Puller
		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.
		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.
		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.sargeusa.com /hooch/chesty.htm (1516 words)

	Megha Mittal bags Hewatt Medal-Lucknow-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		The coveted Hewatt medal has been bagged by Megha Mittal, who obtained highest marks in MBBS final professional part III examinations of 2003.
		She has been the overall topper of the MBBS and has also been chosen for five other gold medals, one silver medal with three certificates of honour and one book prize.
		Richa Khanna has been chosen for one gold medal, three certificates of honour and one book prize in BDS, Ellora Bhatt has bagged one gold medal, one certificate of honour and one book prize, whereas Aparna Upadhyaya has received two silver medals with four certificates of honour and one book prize.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/376076.cms (236 words)

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