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	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.
		Foreign service medals issued to U.S. forces typically are not featured separately, although they may be illustrated and identified alongside their parallel U.S. award.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals (413 words)

	Yangtze Service Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yangtze Service Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created in 1930 for presentation to members of the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps.
		The Yangtze Service Medal is awarded for service in the Yangtze River Valley between the dates of September 3, 1926 and December 31, 1932.
		The Yangtze Service Medal was declared obsolete in 1940 when it was replaced by the China Service Medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yangtze_Service_Medal (165 words)

	Yangtze River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.
		Traditionally, the upstream part of the Yangtze River refers to the section from Yibin to Yichang; the middle part refers to the section from Yichang to Hukou, where Boyang Lake meets the river; the downstream part is from Hukou to Shanghai.
		The Yangtze flows into the East China Sea and was navigable by ocean-going vessels up to a thousand miles from its mouth even before the Three Gorges Dam was built.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yangtze_River (1649 words)

	MILNET Brief
		Each service has its own version of this medal, but it is universally known to have a blue sash with white stars embrodiered in the material and the ribbon is a light blue with a field of white stars across it.
		The Yangtze Service Medal was authorized in April 1930 for award to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in China as part of the Yangtze River Patrol between September 3, 1926 and October 21, 1927 or March 1, 1930 and December 31, 1932.
		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.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/medals/medals.htm (11161 words)

	ASAC Australia : Service and Campaign Medals post WWII
		The round medal hangs from a red and white ribbon and is granted for service in minor operations.
		The medal is round, sterling silver, with Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
		This medal was issued in 1976-77 to Civilians; Police Defence Force, Corrective Institutions, Fire Services and members of the Australian Defence Force who served in PNG between 1 December 1973 and 16 September 1975.
	www.asacaustralia.com /mint4.htm (1433 words)

	US Medals
		The medal is awarded to naval personnel who have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against Armed opposition or operated under circumstances which are deemed to merit special recognition and for which no service or Campaign medal exists.
		Personnel who were awarded the China Service Medal for service during the period 1937to 1939 and were also eligible for the award for the period 1945 to 1957 were awarded a 3/16th inch bronze star for attachment to the service and suspension ribbons of the initial award in lieu of a second medal.
		The medal was awarded for service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps between 10 July, 1942, and 31 August, 1943, or service in the Women's Army Corps between 1 September, 1943 and 2 September, 1945.
	www.nchsinc.com /shop/US_Medals_Page_Four.htm (1256 words)

	Yangtze Service Medal
		The Yangtze Service Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the inclusive dates of September 3, 1926, and December 31, 1932.
		In the center of a bronze medallion, an eagle is shown alight upon an anchor; the eagle is facing to the left, and the flukes of the anchor are to the right side of the medallion.
		The ribbon to the Yangtze Service Medal consists of a field of dark blue.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-ysm.htm (374 words)

	China Service Medal Display Recognition
		The medal will be awarded to individual who shall have been attached to, present, and serving on permanent duty with an organization of the naval service of the United States credited by the Secretary of the Navy with having participated in operations in China.
		Service in a passenger status, or as an observer, visitor, courier, escort, inspector or other similar status when not permanently attached to an eligible unit, is not creditable toward eligibility for the above medal.
		Services performed in the Asiatic-Pacific area between 3 September 1945 and 2 March 1946, inclusive, shall not be credited toward individual eligibility for the China Service Medal unless the individual is already eligible for the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal for services performed prior to 2 September 1945.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/csm.htm (1464 words)

	Jewish War Veterans
		Service as an actual member of the Mexican border patrol is required; service at a station on the Mexican border is not sufficient.
		For service by the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps during the operations in the valley of Yangtze River, September 3, 1926 to October 21, 1927 and March 1, 1930 to December 31, 1932.
		For service in China during the period September 9, 1924 to September 24, 1934, with the exception of the period already covered by the Yangtze Service Medal above.
	www.jwv.org /membership/elegibility4.html (543 words)

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		A medal commemorating the awarding of a battle flag to the Italian River Gunboat "Ermanno Carlotto".
		This was awarded for service during the "Amethyst Incident" in which a British Destroyer, the HMS Amethyst, was trapped for a period in the Yangtze by Communist troops as they were on the verge of winning the Civil War.
		It originally covered service during the 1937 Japanese invasion through 1939, but was extended to cover relevant service through the end of WWII, and was also awarded for Cold War Service along the China coast through the late 50's.
	www.columbia.edu /~mckeever/shanghaimedals/foreignmedals.html (534 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.
		Foreign service medals issued to U.S. forces typically are not featured separately, although they may be illustrated and identified alongside their parallel U.S. award.
	www.mrfa.org /servmeds.htm (410 words)

	Cicero Collectibles United States Military Medals Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A medal is circular in shape and is awarded to individuals who served in specific campaigns or expeditions and for occupation duty and emergency service.
		The ribbon bars are worn in the place of the decorations and medals on most occasions and are of the same material and design as the suspension ribbons of the medals.
		Each medal and decoration is intended to be a distinctive symbol of the nation’s gratitude for serve by its military personnel and civilians.
	www.dgtraining.net /cicero/USMedals/MedalsHistory.html (493 words)

	Are You Eligible to Join?
		Service on the Korean Peninsula or in its
		The separation document or DD 214 must reflect campaign medal service to establish eligibility.
		Service in Korea without the issuance of a campaign medal can be established with additional, support documentation.
	www.texasvfw.org /eligible.htm (150 words)

	Official Biography for Jack P. Juhan
		In Korea from June 1953 to April 1954, the general won his second Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his services as commander of the United Nations Personnel and Medical Processing Unit; commander of the 7th Marine Regiment; and Chief of Staff of the 1st Marine Division.
		After World War II he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his services as Executive Officer of the 8th Marine Regiment in the Saipan and Tinian campaigns and as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence), of the 2d Marine Division in the Okinawa operation and the occupation of Japan.
		Medal; the Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp; the
	www.usmc.mil /genbios2.nsf/biographies/4281DFC3378601D385256A4000718803?opendocument (978 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Prior to that assignment, he saw duty as Commanding General of the Second Marine Division in the occupation of the Japanese homeland and for three months in 1946 was Commanding General of the I Corps, U.S. Army, in Japan.
		For outstanding service in the former capacity, General Hunt was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
		For outstanding services as Corps Commander as well as Division Commander, he was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of second Legion of Merit.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /hd/Historical/Whos_Who/Hunt_LP.htm (849 words)

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		Most are campaign medals awarded for successful participation in some of the greatest military battles during the war.
		Other medals were awarded to individual soldiers for conspicuous gallantry or bravery in the face of enemy fire, and for serve to the motherland.
		Rm 011 Medal for Valor- Est 1938 Awarded for displays of personel courage and valor in the defense of homeland and the state frontier in military duty involving a risk to life.
	www.wingedhussar.com /page9.html (675 words)

	WW2: Ribbons of Decorations and Medals
		Before August 1942, the Distinguished Service* Medal was senior to the Navy Cross; after that date the Navy Cross was limited to awards for combat actions only and the precedence was reversed.
		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)

	Marine Corps - Commandants of the Marine Corps - Infantrymen's Military-Forum.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For his service as Deputy Commander, from April to May 1967, and subsequently as Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force, from June to December 1967, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
		A Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal was awarded for his service as Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force; Senior Advisor, I Corps Tactical Zone; and I Corps Coordinator for United States/Free World Military Assistance Forces, from January 1968 to March 1969.
		On February 11, 1964, General Greene was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Secretary of the Navy in the name of the President of the United States for "exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States...
	www.goinfantry.com /forum/showthread.php?t=1265 (6707 words)

	Tuscany Colors Agri Camping Tuscany (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This stone tubes for design, but the Mausoleum of wood needed for service in US dollars, 2002: 5th encouraged widespread cultivation of the Medal Yangtze Service Medal Reserve Medals The government retains considerable influence over a shot or invasion: houses in school system feeding the Propylon.
		This is placed in the city: the Korean War Service Medal Lifesaving Medal Air Reserve Components Overseas Long Tour Service Commendation Meritorious Service Medal Vietnam Air Medal Dominican Campaign Medal Specially Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy and more common.
		It was triple-arched and Count of both sides of fertile soil of the end of the armies engaged in 1799, making up to a lemon and north and other parts of the country.” The "lunch" may possibly for the sausage.
	www.buyfrenchthings.com /tuscanycolors.html (392 words)

	Marine Corps Legacy Museum - *GENERAL VERNON E. MEGEE, USMC
		Marine Corps Legacy Museum - *GENERAL VERNON E. General Vernon E. Megee, aviator and combat veteran of World War II and Korea, who was a pioneer in the development of close air support for ground combat operations, died 14 January 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 91.
		During the Korean Conflict, the general commanded the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from January to December 1953, receiving the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal in that capacity.
		For his service in that capacity during the next three years, he was awarded the Peruvian Aviation Cross, First Class.
	www.mclm.com /tohonor/vemegee.html (936 words)

	MILITARIA COLLECTING FORUM > Order of Precedence (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Each branch of service has an official Order of Precendence which dictates in what order the ribbons and medals will be placed.
		Therefore, a WWII uniform would be correct to show a ribbon bar with a commendation medal ribbon first and a purple heart second, while a Vietnam era uniform would have them reversed.
		The Yangtze Service Medal was last awarded for service in 1932 and so would not be represented on these sites.
	www.militariacollecting.com /lofiversion/index.php/t5242.html (893 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Then, on November 2nd of that year he reported aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington in command of Scouting Squadron 15-M, which thus began its service as one of the first two Marine squadrons to be based on Navy carriers.
		In September 1944, after service in various capacities at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, General Brice reported to Marine Corps Headquarters, where he served as Executive Officer of the Division of Plans and Policies until June 1945.
		The same year he was promoted to brigadier general at the age of 46, which made him the youngest general officer then in the Marine Corps, and that July he arrived in Hawaii to take over as Chief of Staff, Air, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Brice_WO.htm (1063 words)

	Yangtze Service Medal Grouping - MILITARIA COLLECTING FORUM
		Unfortunately, the Yangtze Service Medal has the old style stiff ribbon which has split across the front.
		It is interesting to see the early style ribbon on the Yangtze Service Medal.
		This one has a Wrap Broach, which is correct for a Navy Service medal of that period.
	www.militariacollecting.com /index.php?showtopic=11068 (473 words)

	*GENERAL MERRILL B. TWINING, USMC
		He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1942 and moved with the Division to the Pacific area in May 1942.
		He earned his first Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for meritorious service from 25 June to 10 December 1942 as the Division's Assistant Operations Officer and later, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3.
		For outstanding service as Assistant Division Commander from March through May 1952, he received a Gold Star in lieu of his second Legion of Merit with Combat "V." He returned to the States that June, and subsequently served in the Office of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
	www.mclm.com /tohonor/mbtwining.html (914 words)

	American Valor . Stories of Valor . John Finn \| PBS
		For extraordinary heroism distinguished service, and devotion above and beyond the call of duty.
		During the first attack by Japanese airplanes on the Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, on December 7, 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 machine gun strafing fire.
		Finn also holds the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct with 2 bars, Yangtze Service Medal, American Defense, American Campaign, Pacific Campaign, and the World War II Victory Medal.
	www.pbs.org /weta/americanvalor/stories/finn.html (358 words)

	David Monroe Shoup, General, United States Marine Corps
		For his service in Iceland during the first three months after the United States entered World War II, he was awarded the Letter of Commendation with Commendation Ribbon.
		For outstanding service in this capacity from June to August 1944, during the battles for Saipan and Tinian, he was again awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V".
		On January 21, 1964, shortly after his retirement, General Shoup was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by President Lyndon B. Johnson for exceptionally meritorious service as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /shoup.htm (1609 words)

	Membership Information for VFW Post 2015 - Lakeport, California
		Service on the Korean Peninsula, or in its territorial waters for thirty (30), consecutive or sixty (60) nonconsecutive days.
		The Department of California, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States maintains a Service Department that is second to none.
		Veterans Service Officers are used to assist our veterans and their families in receiving their entitlements by filing claims and representing during hearings and or appeals.
	www.vfwpost2015.com /membership.html (1150 words)

	Heart of Texas Marine Corps League
		His many actions during this conflict were to net him his, as he said, "hat full of medals." One of which was wiping out German machine gun nests alone with grenades and a.45 Colt pistol and another time capturing 13 enemy soldiers.
		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.
		Among the many fables concerning his "Canal" service is the tale that he lobbed a mortar shell down the smoke stack of an off-shore Japanese cruiser.
	www.hotmcl.org /horsemarines.html (5451 words)

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