Service and Campaign Awards - NHHC Service and Campaign Awards As indicated in DODM 1348 33-V2 of November 23, 2010, campaign medals are used to recognize active participation in a war or significant military combat operation of long duration and significant scope Award is limited to those who have physically participated in the campaign from within the actual area of operations
Decorations and Awards - NHHC Background American Sailors 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
Medal of Honor - NHHC The Navy and Marine Corps' Medal of Honor is our country's oldest continuously awarded decoration, even though its appearance and award criteria has changed since it was created for enlisted men by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on 16 December 1861 Legislation in 1915 made naval officers eligible for the award Although originally awarded for both combat and non-combat heroism, the Medal
Medals - NHHC Decorations and Awards Speak Like a Sailor Famous Navy Quotations Origins of the Navy U S Navy History Lessons Learned The Navy and Marine Corps Team "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U S Naval Academy
Pt. 4 - Campaign and Service Medals - NHHC N » Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual [Rev 1953] » Pt 4 - Campaign and Service Medals Tags Awards Topic Document Type Wars Conflicts Civil War 1861-1865 Yangtze Service 1926-1927, 1930-1932 World War I 1917-1918 Korean Conflict 1950-1954 China Relief-Boxer Rebellion 1900-1901 World War II 1939-1945 Spanish-American War 1898 Navy Communities File Formats Location of Archival Materials
Pt. 1 - Personal Decorations - NHHC Order of precedence and manner of wearing decorations, medals, and ribbons, including non-Navy awards, are prescribed in United States Naval Uniform Regulations and Marine Corps Manual
Southwest Asia Service Medal - NHHC The Southwest Asia Service Medal (at right in photo) was established 12 March 1991 by Executive Order 12754 from President George Bush The medal is awarded to any member of the armed forces for service in prescribed geographical parts of the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm The wearing of as many as three service stars on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals - NHHC Two service medals have been authorized for Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in Cuban waters during the period of tension that culminated in the Cuban quarantine of 1962 The Navy Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service performed between 3 January 1961 and 23 October 1962 The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service in the Cuban quarantine, 24 October
lt;p gt;Awards Manual 1994 - Front Section lt; p gt; - NHHC Master List of US Navy Unit Awards Campaign Medals, Cold War Era: Post Korean War to February 1994 Note: Although this list contains information on some units' participation in World War II and the Korean War, researchers are advised to consult Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (NAVPERS 15,790), revised in November 1953, for a more complete list of Navy and Marine Corps units participating
H-023-2 World War I Navy Medals of Honor - NHHC World War I U S Navy Medal of Honor ("Tiffany Cross" pattern): An unissued medal from the collections of the Navy Department Only 21 Navy and 7 Marine Corps personnel received Medals of Honor of this pattern (NH 78213-KN)