Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
| Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal | |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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| Awarded by Department of the Army Department of the Navy |
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| Type | Service medal |
| Eligibility |
Served in the armed forces between the following dates:
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| Status | Inactive |
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| First awarded | December 7, 1941 |
| Last awarded | March 2, 1946 |
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| Equivalent |
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal American Campaign Medal |
  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon and streamer. |
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Served in the armed forces between the following dates:
The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal is a military award of the Second World War. It was awarded to any member of the United States Military who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 and was created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 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.
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