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Merchant Marine Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe decoration is awarded to officers and men of ships operated by the War Shipping Administration for service in the Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone between December 7, 1941, and November 8, 1945. This theater of operations comprised the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean west of eighty degrees east longitude.

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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe 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 Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 and was created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 [2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Medal for Humane Action

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis medal was created in 1947 to recognise those servicemen who served for an extended period in the Berlin Airlift.

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Unofficial Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of WW2

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis is another unofficial commemorative medal stamped out for the 50th anniversary of WW2. Zero value beyond maybe taking out to the back yard and shooting it with my SR22.

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Remembrance Medal for the 50th Anniversary of WW2

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis is an unofficial medallion produced at the time of the 50th anniversary of WW2. These were stamped out by the thousands and have no historical value whatsoever.

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Army of Occupation Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Army of Occupation Medal is a military award of the United States military which was established by the United States War Department on 5 April 1946. The medal was created in the aftermath of the Second World War to recognize those who had performed occupation service in either Germany or Japan. The original Army of Occupation Medal was intended only for members of the United States Army, but was expanded in 1948 to encompass the United States Air Force shortly after that service’s creation.

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Selective Service Medal for World War Two

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis medal was instituted in 1940 and awarded for service on draft boards and other home front organizations.

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American Campaign Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe American Campaign Medal was 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. Originally issued as the “American Theater Ribbon”, the medal was intended to recognize those service members who had performed duty in the American Theater of Operations during World War II.

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