military award of the US Armed Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1][2]
American Campaign Medal | |
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Awarded by Department of War and Department of the Navy | |
Type | Service medal |
Eligibility | U.S. military service in the American Theater for at least 30 days outside the U.S. or 1 year inside the U.S. between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946. |
Status | Inactive |
Statistics | |
First awarded | December 7, 1941 |
Last awarded | March 2, 1946 |
Precedence | |
Equivalent | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal |
Next (lower) | World War II Victory Medal |
Service ribbon and campaign streamer |
The medal was seen to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II.
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