United States American Campaign Medal WWII 1942
€39.00
United States American Campaign Medal WWII 1942
Established by Executive Order 9265 on November 6, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the American Campaign Medal honored U.S. armed forces for service in the American Theater during WWII between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946
Key Aspects of the American Campaign Medal (1942):
Purpose: The medal was created to recognize personnel who served in the American Theater of Operations, including duty in continental North and South America, as well as parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans
Eligibility Criteria: Eligible service members included those on permanent assignment outside the continental United States, those assigned to vessel crews in ocean waters for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days, aircrew performing regular flights over ocean waters, or those who served one year within the United States
Design Description: The obverse (front) features a navy ship, a Consolidated B-24 bomber, a submarine, and a factory in the background with the text "AMERICAN CAMPAIGN"
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
. The reverse features an eagle and the dates "1941-1945"
Ribbon Design: The ribbon consists of a central blue, white, and red stripe, bordered by wider bands of blue, white, and black, reflecting the colors of the American Theater
Significance: It was a key military award for safeguarding the U.S. mainland and patrolling the American Theater during World War II .
It is important to note that the American Campaign Medal was one of three major campaign medals for World War II, alongside the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Related Products
-
-
SOLD
-
-
-
