Name/Title
WWII Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and European - African - Middle Eastern RibbonEntry/Object ID
2022.C.FIC.22Description
Triple WWII campaign ribbons with a long pin back.
American Campaign Medal Green, red, white and blue
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal... Wikipedia
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (middle) yellow, red and white stripes with a silver star.
Criteria: Service in the Asiatic-Paci_fic theater for 30 days or receipt of any combat decoration Devices: All Services: Bronze, Silver Star; Army/Air Force: Bronze ar_rowhead; Navy: Bronze Marine Corps device Authorized on November 6, 1942 and amended on March 15, 1946.
Criteria: The European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (EAMECM) is a military award that recognizes the service of U.S. Armed Forces personnel who preformed military duty in the European Theater during World War II. Created on November 6th, 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9265 it was originally just a ribbon and there was not a full sized medal until 1947. The first recipient of the medal was General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower.
There are 19 approved campaigns for the award. Multiple campaign awards are denoted with a bronze star device. Other approved devices for the award are an Arrowhead Device awarded for airborne or amphibious operations and the Fleet Marine Force device for certain sailors.
Silver Star Device (Miniature Medal Size)
Criteria: Gold Star Devices, known generally as award stars, are decoration attachments issued by U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel to represent multiple bestowals of the same award. For instance, if a service member received three Achievement Medals, their service record would reflect the Achievement Medal with two gold award stars. An award star is similar to an oak leaf cluster, which serves the same purpose in the Army and Air Force.
Award stars are issued in two degrees, gold and silver, with silver considered the higher degree as is the tradition in the U.S. military. Silver award stars are issued in lieu of five gold, meaning that a silver star is provided for the 6th, 11th, 16th and so on, for subsequent awards of a decoration. There are no higher degrees of award stars authorized in lieu of five silver award stars.
Award stars are only issued for individual medals which are awarded for combat or meritorious actions. They are not issued for service medals, which receive service stars.Source: https://www.usamm.com/Collection
Military CollectionDimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
4-1/4 in