Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal

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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Awarded by Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Type Service medal
Eligibility Served in the armed forces between the following dates:
  • between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946, for military service, in the Asiatic-Pacific theater area.
Status Inactive
Statistics
First awarded December 7, 1941
Last awarded March 2, 1946
Precedence
Equivalent European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
American Campaign Medal

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon and streamer

Streamer for Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon and streamer.

The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[1] is a military award of the Second World War. It was awarded to any member of the United States Military who served in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 and was created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265[2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was designed by Thomas Hudson Jones. The reverse side was designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman and is the same design as used on the reverse of the European-African-Middle Eastern and American Campaign Medals.

There were 21 Army and 48 Navy/Marine official campaigns of the Pacific Theater, denoted on the service ribbon by campaign stars; some construction battalion units issued the medal with Arabic numerals. The Arrowhead device is authorized for those campaigns which involved participation in amphibious assault landings. The Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia is also authorized for wear on the medal for Sailors who participated in combat while assigned to the Marine Corps. The flag colors of Japan and the United States are visible in the ribbon.

The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was first issued as a service ribbon in 1942. A full medal was authorized in 1947, the first of which was presented to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The European Theater equivalent of the medal was known as the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

Army campaigns

Authorized Army military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:[3]

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Navy campaigns

Authorized Navy military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:[4]

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Other campaigns

For members of the military who did not receive campaign credit, but still served on active duty in the Pacific Theater, the following “blanket” campaigns are authorized for which the medal is awarded without service stars.

  • Antisubmarine December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945
  • Ground Combat: December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945
  • Air Combat: December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945

See also

References

  1. 578.49 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  2. *Federal Register for Executive Order 9265
  3. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal description, Clothing and Insignia PSID, US Army TACOM
  4. Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (REV.1953), Part III. - List of Authorized Operations and Engagements, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA

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