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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG/115px-WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG" decoding="async" width="115" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG/173px-WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG/230px-WorldWar2VictoryMedalUS.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1589" data-file-height="2394" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><b><a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">Obverse</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Service medal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">Department of War</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Served in the armed forces between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Obsolete</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ribbon for World War II Victory Medal"><img alt="Ribbon for World War II Victory Medal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/100px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/150px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/200px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="140" /></a></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_WWII_V.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Streamer for World War II Victory Medal"><img alt="Streamer for World War II Victory Medal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Streamer_WWII_V.PNG/230px-Streamer_WWII_V.PNG" decoding="async" width="230" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Streamer_WWII_V.PNG/345px-Streamer_WWII_V.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Streamer_WWII_V.PNG/460px-Streamer_WWII_V.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">Service ribbon</a> (top) and <a href="/wiki/Campaign_streamer" title="Campaign streamer">campaign streamer</a> (bottom)</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal">European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Equivalent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Marine_World_War_II_Victory_Medal" title="Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal">Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Army_of_Occupation_Medal" title="Army of Occupation Medal">Army of Occupation Medal</a> or <br /><a href="/wiki/Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal" title="Navy Occupation Service Medal">Navy Occupation Service Medal</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>World War II Victory Medal</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Service_medal" title="Service medal">service medal</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="United States military">United States military</a> which was established by an Act of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Regulation_600-8-22_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Regulation_600-8-22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WW2VM_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW2VM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_War_II_Victory_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hudson_Jones" title="Thomas Hudson Jones">Thomas H. Jones</a> and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal until after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> had ended. The World War II Victory Medal was first issued as a <a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">service ribbon</a>, referred to as the "Victory Ribbon." </p><p>The Congressional authorization for the medal specified that it was to be awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines" title="Commonwealth of the Philippines">Government of the Philippine Islands</a>, who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between 7 December 1941 and the ending of hostilities as declared by the president.<sup id="cite_ref-WW2VM_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW2VM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 August 1946, the separate <a href="/wiki/Merchant_Marine_World_War_II_Victory_Medal" title="Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal">Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal</a> was established for members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">United States Merchant Marine</a> who served during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_War_II_Victory_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World War II Victory Medal was awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive, with no minimum time in service requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Regulation_600-8-22_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Regulation_600-8-22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/National_Personnel_Records_Center" title="National Personnel Records Center">National Personnel Records Center</a> has reported some cases of service members receiving the award for only a few days of service. As hostilities during the Second World War ended on 2 September 1945, there may be cases of service members who had enlisted, entered officer candidate school, or had been a cadet or midshipman at the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Military_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Military Academy">U.S. Military Academy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Naval Academy">U.S. Naval Academy</a> or the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard Academy">U.S. Coast Guard Academy</a> between 3 September 1945 and any date in 1946, receiving the medal without having been a veteran of the period of active hostilities during the war; the reason for this late date is that President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> did not declare an official end to hostilities until the last day of 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-WW2VM_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW2VM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As every member of the United States Armed Forces who served from 7 December 1941 to 31 December 1946 was eligible for the medal, there were over twelve million eligible recipients, making the World War II Victory Medal the second most widely awarded military award of the United States, after the <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_War_II_Victory_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bronze medal is 1 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inches in width. The <a href="/wiki/Obverse" class="mw-redirect" title="Obverse">obverse</a> is a figure of Liberation standing full length with head turned to dexter looking to the dawn of a new day, right foot resting on a war god's helmet with the hilt of a broken sword in the right hand and the broken blade in the left hand, the inscription <i>WORLD WAR II</i> placed immediately below the center. On the <a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">reverse</a> are inscriptions for the <a href="/wiki/Four_Freedoms" title="Four Freedoms">Four Freedoms</a>: <i>FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND WANT</i> and <i>FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION</i> separated by a palm branch, all within a circle composed of the words <i>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1941 1945</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WW2VM_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW2VM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The suspension and <a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">service ribbon</a> of the medal is 1 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inches wide and consists of the following stripes: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch double rainbow in juxtaposition (blues, greens, yellows, reds (center), yellows greens and blues); <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">32</span></span> inch White 67101; center <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">9</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inch Old Glory Red 67156; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">32</span></span> inch White; and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch double rainbow in juxtaposition. The rainbow on each side of the ribbon is a miniature of the pattern used in the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_(United_States)" title="World War I Victory Medal (United States)">World War I Victory Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WW2VM_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW2VM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the World War I Victory Medal included <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">clasps</a>, the World War II Victory Medal did not. This was because <a href="/wiki/Campaign_medal" title="Campaign medal">campaign medals</a> were awarded instead. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reverse"><img alt="Reverse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg/60px-WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg/90px-WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg/120px-WorldWarIIVictoryMedal_rev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="949" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Reverse</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WWII_Seal.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The National World War II Memorial has an engraving of it in one of the two pavilions"><img alt="The National World War II Memorial has an engraving of it in one of the two pavilions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWII_Seal.JPG/120px-WWII_Seal.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWII_Seal.JPG/180px-WWII_Seal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWII_Seal.JPG/240px-WWII_Seal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/National_World_War_II_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="National World War II Memorial">National World War II Memorial</a> has an engraving of it in one of the two pavilions</div> </li> </ul> <div 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href="/wiki/Sampson_Medal" title="Sampson Medal">Sampson Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/35px-Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/53px-Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/70px-Cardenas_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardenas_Medal" title="Cardenas Medal">Cardenas Medal of Honor</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-West_Indies_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Indies_Campaign_Medal" title="West Indies Campaign Medal">West Indies Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spanish_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Spanish_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Spanish_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" 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href="/wiki/Army_of_Cuban_Occupation_Medal" title="Army of Cuban Occupation Medal">Army of Cuban Occupation Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Puerto_Rican_Occupation_Medal" title="Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal">Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Philippine_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="38" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Campaign_Medal" title="Philippine Campaign Medal">Philippine Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Philippine_Congressional_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Congressional_Medal" title="Philippine Congressional Medal">Philippine Congressional Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">1905–1921</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-China_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/China_Campaign_Medal" title="China Campaign Medal">China Campaign Medal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Relief_Expedition_Medal" title="China Relief Expedition Medal">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_of_Cuban_Pacification_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Pacification_Medal_(Army)" title="Cuban Pacification Medal (Army)">Cuban Pacification Medal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Pacification_Medal_(Navy)" title="Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg/35px-Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg/53px-Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg/70px-Nicaraguan_Campaign_ribbon_1912.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal" title="Nicaraguan Campaign Medal">Nicaraguan Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Campaign_Medal" title="Haitian Campaign Medal">Haitian Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dominican_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Dominican_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Dominican_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Dominican_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Dominican_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Mexican_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Mexican_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Mexican_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Mexican_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Service_Medal" title="Mexican Service Medal">Mexican Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mexican_Border_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Mexican_Border_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Mexican_Border_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Mexican_Border_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Mexican_Border_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_(United_States)" title="World War I Victory Medal (United States)">World War I Victory Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-USA_Texas_Cavalry_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Texas_Cavalry_Medal" title="Texas Cavalry Medal">Texas Cavalry Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_Medal" title="Army of Occupation of Germany Medal">Army of Occupation of Germany Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">1936–1945</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Navy Expeditionary Medal">Navy Expeditionary Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal">Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Haitian_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Campaign_Medal" title="Haitian Campaign Medal">Haitian Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/35px-NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/53px-NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/70px-NC-4_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/NC-4_Medal" title="NC-4 Medal">NC-4 Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Second_Nicaraguan_Campaign_Medal" title="Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal">Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Yangtze_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yangtze_Service_Medal" title="Yangtze Service Medal">Yangtze Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_(1928-1930).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png/35px-Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png/53px-Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png/70px-Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281928-1930%29.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal" title="Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal">Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png/35px-SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png/53px-SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png/70px-SECOND_BYRD_ANTARCTIC_EXPEDITION_Medal.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Second_Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal" title="Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal">Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_(1939-1941).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png/35px-United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png/53px-United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png/70px-United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal_%281939-1941%29.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="57" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Antarctic_Expedition_Medal" title="United States Antarctic Expedition Medal">United States Antarctic Expedition Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">1942–1949</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/China_Service_Medal" title="China Service Medal">China Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_Defense_Service_Medal" title="American Defense Service Medal">American Defense Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Army_Corps_Service_Medal" title="Women's Army Corps Service Medal">Women's Army Corps Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal" title="American Campaign Medal">American Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg/35px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg/53px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg/70px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/European%E2%80%93African%E2%80%93Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal" title="European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal">European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Asiatic%E2%80%93Pacific_Campaign_Medal" title="Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal">Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="140" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">World War II Victory Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Occupation_Medal" title="Army of Occupation Medal">Army of Occupation Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal" title="Navy Occupation Service Medal">Navy</a>)</li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg/35px-Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg/53px-Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg/70px-Medal_for_Humane_Action_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Medal_for_Humane_Action" title="Medal for Humane Action">Medal for Humane Action</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">1953–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Korean_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Korean_Service_Medal" title="Korean Service Medal">Korean Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Antarctica_Service_Medal" title="Antarctica Service Medal">Antarctica Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg/35px-Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg/53px-Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg/70px-Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Arctic_Service_Medal" title="Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal">Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal">Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" 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