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{{Short description|American campaign medal}}
{{Infobox military award
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|name=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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|presenter=[[United States Department of War|Department of War]] and [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]]
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|type=Service medal
|eligibility=Served in the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
|eligibility=Served in the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946.
|status=Inactive
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|same=[[American Campaign Medal]]<br/>[[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]]
|same=[[American Campaign Medal]]<br/>[[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]]
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[[File:World War II Pacific Service Medal - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - 2012-05-15.jpg|thumb|Photograph of an Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver [[service star|campaign star]] and two bronze campaign stars, representing seven campaigns.]]

The '''Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal'''<ref>[http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/julqtr/32cfr578.49.htm 578.49 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]</ref> is a [[United States]] [[United States service medals of the World Wars|military award]] of the [[Second World War]], which was awarded to any member of the [[United States Armed Forces]] who served in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater]] from 1941 to 1945. The medal was created on November 6, 1942 by {{ExecutiveOrder|9265}}<ref>*[https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/09265.html Federal Register for Executive Order 9265]</ref> issued by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. The medal was designed by [[Thomas Hudson Jones]]; the reverse side was designed by [[Adolph Alexander Weinman]] which is the same design as used on the reverse of the [[American Campaign Medal]] and [[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]].
The '''Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/julqtr/32cfr578.49.htm|title=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.|website=edocket.access.gpo.gov|accessdate=24 May 2023}}</ref> was a [[United States]] [[United States service medals of the World Wars|military award]] of the [[Second World War]], which was awarded to any member of the [[United States Armed Forces]] who served in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater]] from 1941 to 1945. The medal was created on November 6, 1942, by {{ExecutiveOrder|9265}}<ref>*[https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/09265.html Federal Register for Executive Order 9265]</ref> issued by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. The medal was designed by [[Thomas Hudson Jones]]; the reverse side was designed by [[Adolph Alexander Weinman]] which is the same design as used on the reverse of the [[American Campaign Medal]] and [[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]].


There were 21 Army and 48 Navy-Marine Corps official campaigns of the Pacific Theater, denoted on the suspension and [[service ribbon]] of the medal by [[service star]]s which also were called "battle stars"; some [[Seabee (US Navy)|Navy construction battalion]] units issued the medal with [[Arabic numeral]]s. 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 Navy service members who participated in combat while assigned to a Marine Corps unit. The flag colors of the United States and [[Japan]] are visible in the ribbon.
There were 21 Army and 48 Navy-Marine Corps official campaigns of the Pacific Theater, denoted on the suspension and [[service ribbon]] of the medal by [[service star]]s which also were called "battle stars"; some [[Seabee (US Navy)|Navy construction battalion]] units issued the medal with [[Arabic numeral]]s. 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 Navy service members who participated in combat while assigned to a Marine Corps unit. The flag colors of the United States and [[Japan]] are visible in the ribbon.
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(2) The western boundary is from the North Pole south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the east boundary of Iran, then south along the Iran boundary to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, then south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.<ref>[http://ec.militarytimes.com/static/pdfs/r600_8_22.pdf] Army Regulation 600–8–22</ref>
(2) The western boundary is from the North Pole south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the east boundary of Iran, then south along the Iran boundary to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, then south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.<ref>[http://ec.militarytimes.com/static/pdfs/r600_8_22.pdf] Army Regulation 600–8–22</ref>


==U.S. Army campaigns==
== US Army campaigns ==
The 16 officially recognized US Army campaigns in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Listing of the Campaigns of the U.S. Army |url=https://history.army.mil/html/reference/campaigns.html#CAMPwwii |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>
Authorized Army military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:<ref> [http://www.veteranmedals.army.mil/awardg&d.nsf/374fbd6468877ab385256b6600590a90/c354c2f8dcf6165b85256b6600663de5!OpenDocument Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal description, Clothing and Insignia PSID, US Army TACOM] </ref>
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* [[Philippines Campaign (1941–42)|Philippine Islands]] 7 Dec 41 - 10 May 42
* [[Japanese conquest of Burma|Burma]], 1942 7 Dec 41 - 26 May 42
* [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Central Pacific]] 7 Dec 41 - 6 Dec 43
* [[Dutch East Indies campaign|East Indies]] 1 Jan 42 - 22 Jul 42
* [[China Burma India Theater of World War II|India-Burma]] 2 Apr 42 - 28 Jan 45
* [[Air raids on Japan|Air Offensive]], Japan 17 Apr 42 - 2 Sep 45
* [[Aleutian Islands Campaign|Aleutian Islands]] 3 Jun 42 - 24 Aug 43
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War#Entrance of Western Allies|China Defensive]] 4 Jul 42 - 4 May 45
* [[Invasion of Buna-Gona|Papua]] 23 Jul 42 - 23 Jan 43
* [[Guadalcanal Campaign|Guadalcanal]] 7 Aug 42 - 21 Feb 43
* [[New Guinea campaign|New Guinea]] 24 Jan 43 - 31 Dec 44
* [[Solomon Islands campaign|Northern Solomons]] 22 Feb 43 - 21 Nov 44
* [[Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign|Eastern Mandates]] 7 Dec 43 - 14 Jun 44
* [[Operation Dexterity|Bismarck Archipelago]] 15 Dec 43 - 27 Nov 44
* [[Mariana and Palau Islands campaign|Western Pacific]] 17 Apr 44 - 2 Sep 45
* [[Battle of Leyte|Leyte]] 17 Oct 44 - 1 Jul 45
* [[Battle of Luzon|Luzon]] 15 Dec 44 - 4 Jul 45
* [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|Central Burma]] 29 Jan 45 - 15 Jul 45
* [[Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)#Finishing up the campaign|Southern Philippines]] 27 Feb 45 - 4 Jul 45
* [[Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign|Ryukyus]] 26 Mar 45 - 2 Jul 45
* [[Battle of West Hunan|China]] [[Battle of Mount Song|Offensive]] 5 May 45 - 2 Sep 45}}


* '''[[Pacific Ocean Areas (command)|Pacific Ocean Areas Command]]''':
==U.S. Navy campaigns==
** Central Pacific: 7 December 1941 – 6 December 1943, [[Battle of Tarawa|allied landings on Tarawa]] and [[Battle of Makin|Makin]] during the [[Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign]]
Authorized Navy military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:<ref>Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (REV.1953), Part III. - List of Authorized Operations and Engagements, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA</ref>
** [[Air raids on Japan|Air Offensive Japan]]: 17 April 1942 – 2 September 1945
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** [[Aleutian Islands]]: 3 June 1942 – 24 August 1943, the [[Aleutian Islands campaign]]
*[[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] December 7, 1941
** Northern Solomons: 22 February 1943 – 21 November 1944, part of the [[Solomon Islands campaign]]
*[[Battle of Wake Island|Wake Island]] ([[Johnson atoll#History|Johnston Island]] December 15–22, 1941) December 8–23, 1941
** [[Eastern Mandates]]: 31 January - 14 June 1944, [[Battle of Kwajalein|allied landings on Kwajalein]] and [[Battle of Eniwetok|Eniwetok]] during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
*Philippine Islands Operation December 8, 1941 – May 6, 1942
** Western Pacific: 15 June 1944 – 2 September 1945, the [[Mariana and Palau Islands campaign]]
*[[Dutch East Indies campaign|Netherlands East Indies engagements]] January 23 – February 27, 1942
** [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyus]]: 26 March - 2 July 1945, the [[Battle of Okinawa|allied landings on Okinawa]]
*Pacific Specified Raids—1942 [[Marshalls-Gilberts raids|February 1, 1942]] – [[Bombing of Rabaul (1942)|March 10, 1942]]
* '''[[South West Pacific Area (command)|South West Pacific Areas Command]]''':
*[[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]] May 4–8, 1942
** [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]: 7 December 1941 – 10 May 1942, the [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|Japanese conquest Philippines]]
*[[Battle of Midway|Midway]] June 3–6, 1942
** East Indies: 1 January - 22 July 1942, [[Dutch East Indies campaign|Japanese conquest]] of the [[Dutch East Indies]]
*[[Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo|Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings]] (including [[Battle of Savo Island|First Savo]]) August 7–9, 1942
** Papua: 23 July 1942 – 23 January 1943, part of the [[New Guinea campaign]]
*[[Guadalcanal Campaign|Capture and defense of Guadalcanal]] August 10, 1942 – February 8, 1943
** [[Guadalcanal]]: 7 August 1942 – 21 February 1943, the [[Guadalcanal campaign]]
*[[Makin Island raid|Makin Raid]] August 17–18, 1942
** [[New Guinea]]: 24 January 1943 – 31 December 1944, the [[New Guinea campaign]]
*[[Battle of the Eastern Solomons|Eastern Solomons]] (Stewart Island) August 23–25, 1942
** [[Bismarck Archipelago]]: 15 December 1943 – 27 November 1944
*Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid October 5, 1942
** [[Leyte]]: 17 October 1944 – 1 July 1945, [[Battle of Leyte|allied landings and liberation of Leyte]]
*[[Battle of Cape Esperance|Cape Esperance]] (Second Savo) October 11–12, 1942
** [[Luzon]]: 15 December 1944 – 4 July 1945, [[Battle of Luzon|allied landings and liberation of Luzon]]
*[[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands|Santa Cruz Islands]] October 26, 1942
** [[Southern Philippines]]: 27 February - 4 July 1945, allied liberation of the Southern Philippines during the [[Philippines campaign (1944–1945)|Philippines campaign]]
*[[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal]] (Third Savo) November 12–15, 1942

*[[Battle of Tassafaronga|Tassafaronga]] (Fourth Savo) November 30 – December 1, 1942
== US Navy - Marine Corps campaigns==
*Eastern New Guinea operation December 17, 1942 – July 24, 1944
The 43 officially recognized US Navy campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations are:<ref>{{cite web |title=World War II-Asiatic-Pacific Theater 1941-1946 |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/banners/battle-streamers/world-war-ii-asiatic-pacific-theater.html |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[Battle of Rennell Island|Rennel Island]] January 29–30, 1943

*Consolidation of Solomon Islands February 8, 1943 – March 15, 1945
* Pearl Harbor: [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]-[[First Bombardment of Midway|Midway]]: 7 December 1941
*Aleutians operation March 26 – June 2, 1943
* [[Battle of Wake Island|Wake Island]]: 8–23 December 1941
*New Georgia Group operation June 20 – October 16, 1943
* [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|Philippine Islands operation]]: 8 December 1941 – 6 May 1942
*Bismarck Archipelago operation June 25, 1943 – May 1, 1944
* [[Dutch East Indies campaign|Netherlands East Indies engagements]]: 23 January – 27 February 1942
*Pacific Specified Raids—1943 August 31, 1943 – October 6, 1943
* [[Marshalls–Gilberts raids|Pacific raids (1942)]]: 1 February – 10 March 1942
*Treasury-Bougainville operation October 27 – December 15, 1943
* [[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]]: 4–8 May 1942
*[[Gilbert Islands campaign|Gilbert Islands operation]] November 13 – December 8, 1943
* [[Battle of Midway|Midway]]: 3–6 June 1942
*[[Marshall Islands campaign|Marshall Islands operation]] November 26, 1943 – March 2, 1944
* [[Guadalcanal campaign|Guadalcanal]]-[[Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo|Tulagi landings]]: 7–9 August 1942 (First Savo)
*Asiatic-Pacific Specified Raids—1944 February 16, 1944 – October 9, 1944
* [[Guadalcanal Campaign|Capture and defense of Guadalcanal]]: 10 August 1942 – 8 February 1943
*Western New Guinea operations April 21, 1944 – January 9, 1945
*[[Marianas campaign|Marianas operation]] June 10 – August 27, 1944
* [[Raid on Makin Island|Makin Raid]]: 17–18 August 1942
*[[Battle of Palau|Western Caroline Islands]] operation August 31 – October 14, 1944
* [[Battle of the Eastern Solomons|Eastern Solomons]]: 23–25 August 1942
* Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid: 5 October 1942
*[[Battle of Leyte Gulf|Leyte operation]] October 10 – November 29, 1944
* [[Battle of Cape Esperance|Cape Esperance]]: 11–12 October 1942 (Second Savo)
*Luzon operation [[Battle of Mindoro|December 12, 1944]] – [[Battle of Catanduanes|April 1, 1945]]
*[[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima operation]] February 15 – March 16, 1945
* [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands|Santa Cruz Islands]]: 26 October 1942
*[[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa Gunto operation]] March 17 – June 30, 1945
* [[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal]]: 12–15 November 1942 (Third Savo)
* [[Battle of Tassafaronga|Tassafaronga]]: 30 November – 1 December 1942 (Fourth Savo)
*3d Fleet operations against Japan July 10 – August 15, 1945
*[[Kuril Islands#World War II|Kurile Islands operation]] February 1, 1944 – August 11, 1945
* [[New Guinea campaign|Eastern New Guinea operation]]: 17 December 1942 – 24 July 1944
* [[Battle of Rennell Island|Rennel Island]]: 29–30 January 1943
*Borneo operations April 27 – July 20, 1945
* [[Solomon Islands campaign|Consolidation of Solomon Islands]]: 8 February 1943 – 15 March 1945
*Tinian capture and occupation July 24 – August 1, 1944
* [[Aleutian Islands campaign|Aleutians operation]]: 26 March – 2 June 1943
*Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines February 28 – July 20, 1945
* [[New Georgia campaign|New Georgia Group operation]]: 20 June – 16 October 1943
*Hollandia operation (Aitape Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay) April 21 – June 1, 1944
* Bismarck Archipelago operation: 25 June 1943 – 1 May 1944
*Manila Bay-Bicol operations January 29 – April 16, 1945
*[[USS Navajo (AT-64)|U.S.S. Navajo]]—Salvage operations August 8, 1942 – February 3, 1943
* Pacific raids (1943): 31 August – 6 October 1943
* [[Battle of the Treasury Islands|Treasury]]-[[Bougainville campaign|Bougainville]] operation: 27 October – 15 December 1943
*Action off Vanikoro July 17–21, 1943
* [[Gilbert Islands campaign|Gilbert Islands operation]]: 13 November – 8 December 1943
*Naval Group China (6 months duty required) February 19, 1943 – May 4, 1945
* [[Marshall Islands campaign|Marshall Islands operation]]: 26 November 1943 – 2 March 1944
*Task Group 30.4 May 22 – June 15, 1944
*Task Group 12.2 July 5 – August 9, 1944
* Asiatic-Pacific raids (1944): 16 February – 9 October 1944
* [[Western New Guinea campaign|Western New Guinea operations]]: 21 April 1944 – 9 January 1945
*Specified Minesweeping Operations Pacific June 23, 1945 – March 2, 1946
* [[Marianas campaign|Marianas operation]]: 10 June – 27 August 1944
*[[Allied submarines in the Pacific War|Submarine War Patrols]] (Pacific – 1 star for participation in each war patrol) December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945}}
* [[Battle of Palau|Western Caroline Islands operation]]: 31 August – 14 October 1944
* [[Battle of Leyte|Leyte operation]]: 10 October – 29 November 1944
* [[Battle of Luzon|Luzon operation]]: 12 December 1944 – 1 April 1945
* [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima operation]] 15 February – 16 March 1945
* [[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa Gunto operation]]: 17 March – 30 June 1945
* [[Allied naval bombardments of Japan during World War II|Third Fleet operations against Japan]]: 10 July – 15 August 1945
* [[Kuril Islands#World War II|Kurile Islands operation]]: 1 February 1944 – 11 August 1945
* [[Borneo campaign (1945)|Borneo operations]]: 27 April – 20 July 1945
* [[Battle of Tinian|Tinian capture and occupation]]: 24 July – 1 August 1944
* [[Philippines campaign (1944–1945)|Consolidation of the Southern Philippines]]: 28 February – 20 July 1945
* [[Battle of Hollandia|Hollandia operation]]: 21 April – 1 June 1944
* [[Philippines campaign (1944–1945)|Manila Bay-Bicol operations]]: 29 January – 16 April 1945
* Escort, antisubmarine, armed guard and special operations: 7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945
* [[Allied submarines in the Pacific War|Submarine War Patrols (Pacific)]]: 7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945


==Other campaigns==
==Other campaigns==
For members of the U.S. 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 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is awarded without service stars.
For members of the U.S. 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 Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal is awarded without service stars.


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

== Notable recipients ==
* [[Gerald Ford]]: US President<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/obit.ford/story/overview/index.html |title=CNN.com Specials |publisher=cnn.com|access-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/ford_gerald.htm Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, USNR] from the [http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html Naval Historical Center]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Arrowhead device]]
*[[Arrowhead device]]
*[[Awards and decorations of the United States military]]
*[[Awards and decorations of the United States military]]
*[[Coast and Geodetic Survey Pacific War Zone Medal]]
*[[Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal]]


==References==
==References==

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==External links==
==External links==
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Obverse
TypeService medal
Presented byDepartment of War and Department of the Navy
EligibilityServed in the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946.
StatusInactive
First awardedDecember 7, 1941
Last awardedMarch 2, 1946

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon and streamer

Streamer for Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Service ribbon and campaign streamer.
Precedence
EquivalentAmerican Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Photograph of an Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver campaign star and two bronze campaign stars, representing seven campaigns.

The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal[1] was a United States military award of the Second World War, which was awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945. The medal 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 which is the same design as used on the reverse of the American Campaign Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

There were 21 Army and 48 Navy-Marine Corps official campaigns of the Pacific Theater, denoted on the suspension and service ribbon of the medal by service stars which also were called "battle stars"; some Navy 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 Navy service members who participated in combat while assigned to a Marine Corps unit. The flag colors of the United States and Japan 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.

Boundaries of Asiatic-Pacific Theater. (1) The eastern boundary is coincident with the western boundary of the American Theater. (2) The western boundary is from the North Pole south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the east boundary of Iran, then south along the Iran boundary to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, then south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.[3]

US Army campaigns

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The 16 officially recognized US Army campaigns in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations are:[4]

US Navy - Marine Corps campaigns

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The 43 officially recognized US Navy campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations are:[5]

Other campaigns

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For members of the U.S. 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 Asiatic–Pacific Campaign 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

Notable recipients

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal". edocket.access.gpo.gov. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ *Federal Register for Executive Order 9265
  3. ^ [1] Army Regulation 600–8–22
  4. ^ "Listing of the Campaigns of the U.S. Army". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "World War II-Asiatic-Pacific Theater 1941-1946". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ^ "CNN.com Specials". cnn.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, USNR from the Naval Historical Center
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