Name/Title
MARINE CORPS EXPIDITIONARY MEDAL RIBBONEntry/Object ID
1990.075.018Description
Marine Corps Expiditionary Medal Ribbon - U.S. Navy Medals and Badges
Ribon only - no backing
20 Medals, Pins and Bars #90.75.2 Is Framed Case For Above - Felt Background in Wood Frame with Glass Cover.
navy Expeditionary Medal and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
(1) the Medal Will Be Awarded To the Officers and Enlisted Men of the Navy and Marine Corps Who Shall Have Actually Landed on Foreign Territory and Engaged in Operations Against Armed Opposition, Or Operated Under Circumstances Which, After Full Consideration, Shall Be Deemed To Merit Special Recognition and For Which Service No Campaign Medal Has Been Awarded.
(2) no Person in the Navy Or Marine Corps Service Is Entitled To More Than One Expeditionary Medal (Either Navy Or Marine Corps). Participation in More Than One Expedition Will Be Recognized By the Issue of Bronze Stars (One Star For Each Expedition in Excess of One), To Be Worn on the Ribbon of the Expeditionary Medal.
(3) at Present, There Is a Supply of Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals on Hand Which Will Be Awarded To Marine Corps Personnel Participating in Authorized Expeditions. After This Supply Is Exhausted, the Navy Expeditionary Medal Will Be the Only Medal Awarded To Either Navy Or Marine Corps Personnel For Participation in Expeditions.
(4) all Officers and Men of the Navy and Marine Corps Who, Under the Above-Mentioned Conditions, Took Part in an Operation Listed Below May Submit To the Chief of Naval Personnel Or the Commandant, United States Marine Corps, Respectively, Through Official Channels, Applications For the Above Medal. the Applications Should Include the Names and Dates of the Expeditions and a Statement To the Effect That the Applicant Actually Served Ashore As a Member of a Landing Party During the Period For Which the Medal Is Claimed.
(5) navy and Marine Corps Personnel Who Served in the Defense of Wake Island, 7 To 22 December 1941, Will Wear a Bar Inscribed “wake Island” on the Suspension Ribbon and a Silver “w” on the Service Ribbon Bar of the Appropriate Expeditionary Medal. (Navy Department General Order No. 84 of 15 August 1936.)
a. Authorized By the Secretary of the Navy, August 15, 1936.
b. awarded To U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Service Members Who Have Actually Landed on Foreign Territory and Engaged in Operations Against Armed Opposition Or Operated Under Circumstances Deemed To Merit Special Recognition and For Which No Campaign Medal Has Been Awarded.
c. the Most Recently Authorized Expeditions Are:
(1) Cuba
(2) Thailand
(3) Indian Ocean/Iran/Yeman
(4) Iran/Lndian Ocean
(5) Lebanon
(6) Libya
(7) Persian Gulf
(8) Panama
(9) Liberia (Sharp Edge)
(10) Rwanda (Distant Runner)
3 Jan. 61 To 23 Oct. 62
16 May 62 To 10 Aug. 62
8 Dec. 78 To 6 Jun. 79
21 Nov. 79 To 20 Oct. 81
20 Aug. 82to31 May 83
20 Jan. 86 To 27 Jun. 86
1 Feb. 1987-23 Jul. 1987
1 Apr. 1980-19 Dec. 1986
1 Feb. 1990-13 Jun. 1990
5 Aug. 1990-21 Feb. 1991
7-18 Apr. 1994
d. Recipients of the Navy Or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals, Depending on the Circumstances, Are Authorized To Wear Certain Devices with the Award.
(1) Wake Island Clasp and Silver “w” Device. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Service Members Who Served in the Defense of Wake Island, December 7 Through 22, 1941, Are Authorized To Wear a Clasp Inscribed with the Words “wake Island” on the Suspension Ribbon on the Medal and a Silver “w” on the Service Ribbon.
(2) Bronze Star. a Bronze Star Is Authorized To Be Worn on the Suspension and Service Ribbon of the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals For Participation in Subsequent Expeditions.
authorized Expeditions
vessel (Or Landing Country Party From) Period of Service Ashore
abyssinia: Djibouti Brooklyn 21 Nov. 1903-18 Jan. 1904
machias 21 Nov. 1903-18 Jan. 1904
san Francisco 21 Nov. 1903-18 Jan. 1904
argentina: Buenos Aires Tallapoosa 30 Jul. 1890-30 Jul. 1890
chile: Valparaiso San Francisco 28 Aug. 1891-30 Aug. 1891
baltimore 28 Aug. 1891-30 Aug. 1891 China
(1) Tiensin Baltimore 04 Dec. 1894-16 May 1895
(2) Chefoo Yorktown 01 March 1895-18 March 1895
(3) Peiping Or Tientsin Boston 04 Nov. 1898-13 March 1899
(4) Peiping, Shanghai Rainbow 10 Oct. 1911-19 Jan. 1914 Etc.
(5) American Legation 10 Oct. 1911-19 Jan. 1914 Guard, Peiping.
(6) Chefoo Huron 07 Nov. 1924-11 Nov. 1924
(7) Legation Guard, 09 Sept. 1924-01 March 1925 Peiping
(8) Shanghai Edsall June 1925-July 1925
elcano June 1925-July 1925
hart June 1925-July 1925
isabel June 1925-July 1925
macleish June 1925-July 1925
mccormack June 1925-July 1925
noa 25 July 1925-10 Aug. 1925
parrott June 1925-July 1925
peary June 1925-July 1925
penguin June 1925-July 1925
pillsbury June 1925-July 1925
pope June 1925-July 1925
preble 04 Aug. 1925-31 Aug. 1925
sacramento 15 Jan. 1925-23 Jan. 1925
stewart June 1925-July 1925
truxtun June 1925-July 1925
(9) Wuchow Armed Guard Pampanga 03 April 1925
(10) Canton Pampanga Dec. 1927-Dec. 1927
sacramento Dec. 1927-Dec. 1927
(11) Armed Guard Duty SS Mei Lu 05 May 1928-15 May 1925
on Board SS I’ping 22 April 1928-03 May 1928
(12) Officer and Men At- Oahu 15 April 1929 Tached To and Serving on Board At Ichang.
(13) Personnel on Board Panay 12 Dec. 1937
columbia, United States Of:
(1) (A) State of Panama 11 April 1885-22 May 1885
(B) State of Panama Galena 31 March 1885-22 May 1885
(2) Boca Del Toro Atlanta 08 March 1895-09 March 1895
(3) State of Panama Machias 11 Nov. 1901-04 Dec. 1901
marietta 11 Nov. 1901-04 Dec. 1901
iowa 11 Nov. 1901-04 Dec. 1901
concord 11 Nov. 1901-04 Dec. 1901
(4) Boca Del Toro Machias 17 April 1902-19 April 1902
(5) Isthmus of Panama Ranger 18 Sept. 1902-22 Sept. 1902
(6) Panama and Colon, Panther 23 Sept. 1902-18 Nov. 1902 and Along Railroad
(7) (A) Republic of 04 Nov. 1903-26 Feb. 1904 Panama
(B) Colon Nashville 04 Nov. 1903
dixie 05 Nov. 1903
prairie 13 Dec. 1903
dixie 03 Jan. 1904
(C) Porto Bello Atlanta 31 Dec. 1903
cuba: (1) Guantanamo Bay 28 May 1912-05 Aug. 1912 and Other Points.
dominican Republic:
(1) Santo Domingo City Atlanta 01 April 1903-19 April 1903
(2) (A) Santo Domingo Colombia Jan. 1904-Feb. 1904 City. Newark Jan. 1904-Feb. 1904
(B) San Pedro DE Yankee 25 Feb. 1904-27 Feb. 1904 Macoris
(3) Dominican Republic and Republic of Haiti:
(A) Dominican Republic 15 Aug. 1914-30 Oct. 1914
(B) Dominican Republic 26 Nov. 1914-11 Dec. 1914
(C) Republic of Haiti 31 Oct. 1914-14 Nov. 1914
(D) Republic of Haiti 13 Dec. 1914-17 Dec. 1914
(4) Dominican Republic 05 Dec. 1916-05 April 1917
12 Nov. 1918-Sept. 1924
egypt: Alexandria Lancaster 10 Jun. 1882-29 Aug. 1882
nipsic 10 Jun. 1882-29 Aug. 1882
quinnebaug 10 Jun. 1882-29 Aug. 1882
haiti:
(1) Navassa Island Kearsarge 02 May 1891-20 June 1891
(2) (A) Port-Au-Prince Montana 26 Jan. 1914-10 Feb. 1914
(B) Port-Au-Prince South Carolina 29 Jan. 1914-09 Feb. 1914
(C) Gonaives Eagle 01 Feb. 1914-03 Feb. 1914
(D) Cape Haitien Tacoma 18 Oct. 1914-07 Nov. 1914
(3) (A) Republic of Haiti 07 Dec. 1915-05 April 1917
(B) Republic of Haiti 12 Nov. 1918-31 March 1919
(C) Republic of Haiti 16 June 1920-25 Nov. 1924
(D) Republic of Haiti 04 Dec. 1929-05 Aug. 1931 During Period Martial Law Was in Effect.
hawaiian Islands
(1) Honolulu Tuscarora 12 Feb. 1874-20 Feb. 1874
portsmouth 12 Feb. 1874-20 Feb. 1874
(2) Honolulu Adams 30 July 1889-31 July 1889
(3) Honolulu Boston 16 Jan. 1893-01 April 1893
honduras:
(1) Truxillo, La Ceiba Marietta 21 March 1903-16 April 1903 Or Puerto Cortez. Olympia 21 March 1903-16 April 1903
panther 21 March 1903-16 April 1903
raleigh 21 March 1903-16 April 1903
san Francisco 21 March 1903-16 April 1903
(2) (A) Laguna Paducah 28 April 1907-23 May 1907
(B) Choloma Paducah 24 May 1907-08 June 1907
(3) (A) La Ceiba, Puerto Billingsley 28 Feb. 1924-13 March 1924
cortez, and Denver 28 Feb. 1924-13 March 1924
tela. Lardner 28 Feb. 1924-13 March 1924
(B) Tegulcigalpa Milwaukee 18 March 1924-30 April 1924
korea:
(1) Seoul Essex 19 June 1888-30 June 1888
(2) Seoul Baltimore 24 July 1894-19 June 1895
charleston 24 July 1894-19 June 1895
concord 24 July 1894-19 June 1895
detroit 24 July 1894-19 June 1895
yorktown 24 July 1894-30 Nov. 1895
machias 29 Nov. 1895-03 April 1896
(3) American Legation 05 Jan. 1904-11 Nov. 1905
guard, Seoul.
nicaragua:
(1) Bluefields Marblehead 06 July 1894-06 Aug. 1894
columbia 31 July 1894-07 Aug. 1894
(2) Corinto Alert 02 May 1896-04 May 1896
(3) San Juan Del Sur Alert 07 Feb. 1898-08 Feb. 1898
(4) Bluefields Marietta 24 Feb. 1899-28 Feb. 1899
(5) Corinto Buffalo 20 Dec. 1909-15 March 1910
(6) Bluefields 30 May 1910-04 Sept. 1910
(7) Legation Guard, 15 Nov. 1912-05 April 1917
managua 12 Nov. 1918-03 Aug. 1925
(8) Bluefields Cleveland 07 May 1926-04 June 1926
philippine Islands Pampanga 17 Sept. 1911-18 Nov. 1911
russia:
embassy Guard, St. December 1905-01 Jan 1907
petersburg
samoa:
(1) Apia Nipsic 13 Nov. 1888-20 March 1889
(2) Apia Philadelphia March 1899-May 1899
siberia:
russian Island 31 March 1920-19 Nov. 1922
syria:
beirut Brooklyn 08 Sept. 1903-13 Sept. 1903
10 Oct. 1903-17 Oct. 1903
san Francisco 08 Sept. 1903-13 Sept. 1903
10 Oct. 1903-17 Oct. 1903
turkey:
(1) Ismir Humphreys 28 June 1921-03 July 1921
(2) Smyrna Edsall 16 Sept. 1922-02 Oct. 1922
lawrence 08 Oct. 1922-18 Oct. 1922
litchfield 07 Sept. 1922-16 Sept. 1922
macleish 01 Oct. 1922-05 Oct. 1922
s.C. No. 96 September 1922-October 1922
simpson 08 Sept. 1922-13 Sept. 1922
wake Island 07 Dec. 1941-22 Dec. 1941
(Personnel Entitled To Wear the Expeditionary Medals For Wake Island Are Authorized To Wear a Silver “w” on the Suspension Ribbon of the Medal Or Service Ribbon Bar.)
hawaii (Honolulu): February 12-20, 1874
egypt (Alexandria): June 10 - August 29, 1882
colombia (State of Panama): March 31 - May 22, 1885
korea (Seoul): June 19-30, 1888
samoa (Apia): November 13, 1888 - March 20, 1889
hawaii (Honolulu): July 30-31, 1890
argentina (Buenos Aires): July 30, 1890
haiti (Naves Island): May 2 - 30 August 30, 1891
chile (Valparaiso): August 28-30, 1891
hawaii (Honolulu): January 16 - April 1, 1893
nicaragua (Bluefields): July 6 - August 6, 1894
korea (Seoul): July 24, 1894 - April 3, 1896
china (Tientsin): December 4, 1894 - May 16, 1895
china (Chefoo): March 1-18, 1895
colombia (Boca DE Toro): March 8-9, 1895
nicaragua (Corinto): May 2-4, 1896
nicaragua (San Juan Del Sur): February 7-8, 1898
china (Peking and Tientsin): November 4,1898 - March 13, 1899
nicaragua (Bluefields): February 24-28, 1899
samoa (Apia): March 1899 - May 1899
colombia (State of Panama): November 11 - December 4, 1901
colombia (Boca Del Toro): April 17-19, 1902
panama (Isthmus Of): September 18-22, 1902
panama (Panama and Colon): September 23 - November 18, 1902
honduras (Trujillo, La Ceiba, Puerto Cortex): March 21 - April 16, 1903
dominican Republic (Santo Domingo City): April 1-19, 1903
syria (Beirut): September 8-13, 1903
syria (Beirut): October 10-17, 1903
republic of Panama: November 4, 1903 - February 26, 1904
abyssinia: November 21, 1903 - January 18, 1904
panama (Porto Bello): December 31, 1903
dominican Republic (Santo Domingo City & San Pedro DE Macoris): January 1904 - February 27, 1904
korea (American Legation Guard): January 5, 1904 - November 11, 1905
russia (St Petersburg, Embassy Guard): December 1905 - January 1, 1907
honduras (Laguna and Choloma): April 28, - June 8, 1907
nicaragua (Bluefields): December 20, 1909 - March 15, 1910
nicaragua (Corinto): May 30 - September 4, 1910
china (Legation Guard, Peking): October 10, 1911 - January 19, 1914
china (Peking and Shanghai): October 10, 1911 - January 19, 1914
cuba (Guantanamo Bay): May 28 - August 5, 1912
nicaragua (Managua: Legation Guard): November 15, 1912 - April 5, 1917
haiti (Port-Au-Prince): January 26 - February 10, 1914
haiti (Gonaives): February 1-3, 1914
haiti (Cape Haitien): October 18 - November 7, 1914
dominican Republic: August 15 - December 17, 1914
haiti: August 15 - December 17, 1914
haiti: December 7, 1915 - April 5, 1917
dominican Republic: December 5, 1916 - April 5, 1917
haiti: November 12, 1918 - March 31, 1919
dominican Republic: November 12, 1918 - September 1924
nicaragua (Managua, Legation Guard): November 12, 1918 - August 3, 1925
russia (Russian Island, Siberia): March 31, 1920 - November 19, 1922
haiti: June 16, 1920 - November 25, 1924
turkey (Ismir): June 28 - July 3, 1921
turkey (Smyrna): September 7 - October 18, 1922
honduras (La Ceiva, Puerto Cortez, Tela & Tegucigalpa): February 28 - March 13, 1924
honduras (La Ceiva, Puerto Cortez, Tela & Tegucigalpa): March 18 - April 30, 1924
china (Peking, Legation Guard): September 9, 1924 - March 1, 1925
china (Shanghai): January 15, 1925 - August 31, 1925
china (Wuchow): April 3, 1926
nicaragua (Bluefields): May 7 - June 4, 1926
china (Canton): December 1927
armed Guards SS Mei Lu and SS I’ping: April 22 - May 15, 1928
haiti: December 4, 1929 - August 5, 1931
china (Shanghai): September 9-24, 1934
uss Panay: December 12, 1937
wake Island: December 7-22, 1941
thailand: May 16 - August 10, 1962
cuba: January 3, 1961 - October 23, 1962
iran, Yemen, & Indian Ocean: December 8, 1978 - June 6, 1979
iran, Yemen, & Indian Ocean: November 21, 1979 - October 1, 1981
lebanon: August 20, 1982 - May 31, 1983
libya: January 20 - June 27, 1986
persian Gulf: February 1 - July 23, 1987
monrovia, Liberia (Sharp Edge): August 5, 1990 - February 21, 1991
rwanda (Distant Runner): April 7-18, 1994
establishing Authority; the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Was Established on May 8, 1919, By Marine Corps General Orders No. 33 As a Ribbon Only. a Medal Was Authorized By Executive Order 3524 Signed By President Warren G. Harding on July 28, 1921 (and Implemented on March 1, 1929, By Marine Corps General Orders Number 20).
effective Dates: the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Has Been Awarded For Qualifying Service From February 12, 1874, To the Present. the Earliest Qualifying Service Was in the Hawaiian Islands From February 12 To 20, 1874.
criteria: the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Is Awarded To Marine Corps Personnel Who Land on Foreign Territory, Engage in Operations Against Armed Opposition, Or Who Operate Under Circumstances Deemed To Merit Special Recognition and For Which No Campaign Medal Has Been Awarded.
order of Precedence: the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Is Worn After the Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal and Before the China Service Medal.
devices:
a Bar with the Words Wake Island Is Authorized For Wear on the Medal For Personnel Who Served in the Defense of Wake Island Between and December 7 and 22, 1941.
a Silver W Is Worn on the Service Ribbon To Denote the Individual Is Entitled To the Wake Island Bar.
on March 1, 1920, Bronze Numerals Were Authorized To Denote Additional Awards of the USMC Expeditionary Medal (Subsequently Replaced By Bronze Stars).
a Bronze Star Three-Sixteenths of an Inch in Diameter Is Authorized For Each Subsequent Entitlement To the Medal.
first Recipient: Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal M.No.1 Was Awarded To Quartermaster Sergeant Roy L. Kinna For Service in Cuba Between May and August of 1912.
designer: the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Was Designed By Walker Hancock, and Its Ribbon Was Designed Earlier By Major S.W. Bogan, Usmc.
obverse: in the Center of a Bronze Medallion One and a Quarter Inches in Diameter, a Marine in Full Pack Is Shown Charging with Fixed Bayonet. There Are Wave Scrolls At the Base Where They Meet At Firmament. in the Upper Half of the Medal, Following Its Contour, the Word Expeditions in Raised Letters.
the Figure Is That of an Enlisted Marine “in Action, Responding To the Call of Duty.” the Scroll Waves Ending At Firmament Allude To Marine Service and Signify an Opposed Landing.
reverse: in the Center of a Bronze Medallion, an Eagle Is Shown Perched on an Anchor; the Eagle Is Facing To the Left, and the Flukes of the Anchor Are To the Right Side of the Medallion. the Eagle Is Grasping Sprigs of Laurel, Which Extend Beyond the Anchor in Both Directions. Above the Eagle Are the Words United States Marine Coprs). Above the Laurel on the Left Is the Word For, and Over the Laurel on the Right, Service.
the Eagle Is the American Bald Eagle and Represents the United States; the Anchor Alludes To Naval Service. the Laurel Is Symbolic of Victory and Achievement.
ribbon: the Ribbon To the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Consists of a Khaki Background with a Broad Light Gold Stripe Inside Each Edge.
numbering: the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Was Originally Produced At the Philadelphia Mint and Was Serially Numbered on the Rim At the Six O’clock Position with the M.No. Prefix.
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