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Established on November 6, 1942, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal honors United States Military personnel who carried out service during World War II in the Pacific Theater between the years of 1941 and 1945. Initially awarded as a service ribbon, the medal version was approved in 1947 with General Douglas MacArthur as its first recipient.
Eligible campaigns are listed below:
For Army service:
-Burma, between December 7, 1941 and May 26, 1942
-Central Pacific, between December 7, 1941 and December 6, 1943
-Philippines, between December 7, 1941 and May 10, 1942
-East Indies, between January 1, 1942 and July 22, 1942
-India/Burma, between April 2, 1942 and January 28, 1942
-Japan Air Offensive, between April 17, 1942 and September 2, 1945
-Aleutian Islands, between June 3, 1942 and August 24, 1943
-China Defensive, between July 4, 1942 and May 4, 1945
-Papua, between July 23, 1942 and January 23, 1943
-Guadalcanal, between August 7, 1942 and February 21, 1943
-New Guinea, between January 24, 1943 and December 31, 1944
-The Northern Solomon Islands, between February 22, 1943 and November 21, 1944
-The Eastern Mandates, between December 7, 1943 and June 14, 1944
-Bismarck Archipelago, between December 15, 1943 and November 27, 1944
-Western Pacific, between April 17, 1944 and September 2, 1945
-Leyte, between October 17, 1944 and July 1, 1945
-Luzon, between December 15, 1944 and July 4, 1945
-Central Burma, between January 29, 1945 and July 15, 1945
-Southern Philippines, between February 27, 1945 and July 4, 1945
-Ryukyus, between March 26, 1945 and July 2, 1945
-China Offensive, between May 5, 1945 and September 2, 1945
For Navy service:
-Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941
-Submarine War Patrols, between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945
-Wake Island, between December 8 and 23, 1941
-Johnston Island, between December 15 and 22, 1941
-Philippines, between December 8,1941 and May 6, 1942
-Netherlands East Indies, between January 23 and February 27, 1942
-Designated raids in the Pacific, between February 1 and March 10, 1942
-Coral Sea, between May 4 and 8, 1942
-Midway, between June 3 and 6, 1942
-Guadalcanal-Tulagi, between August 7 and 9, 1942
-USS Navajo salvage, between August 8, 1942 and February 3, 1943
-Capture/defense of Guadalcanal, between August 10, 1942 and February 8, 1943
-Makin Raid, between August 17 and 18, 1942
-Eastern Solomon Islands, between August 23 and 25, 1942
-Buin/Faisi/Tonolai raid, on October 5, 1942
Cape Esperance, between October 11 and 12, 1942
-Santa Cruz Islands, on October 26, 1942
-Guadalcanal, between November 12 and 15, 1942
-Tassafaronga, between November 30 and December 1, 1942
-Eastern New Guinea, between December 17, 1942 and July 24, 1944
-Rennel Island, between January 29 and 30, 1943
-Solomon Islands consolidation, between February 8, 1943 and March 15, 1945
-Aleutians, between March 26 and June 2, 1943
-New Georgia Group, between June 20 and October 16, 1943
-Bismarck Archipelago, between June 25, 1943 and May 1, 1944
-Designated Pacific raids, between August 31 and October 6, 1943
-Treasury-Bougainville, between October 27 and December 15, 1943
-Gilbert Islands, between November 13 and December 8, 1943
-Marshall Islands, between November 26, 1943 and March 2, 1944
-Kurile Islands, between February 1, 1944 and August 11, 1945
-Designated Asiatic-Pacific raids, between February 16 and October 9, 1944
-Hollandia, between April 21 and June 1, 1944
-Western New Guinea, between April 21, 1944 and January 9, 1945
-Task Group 30.4, between May 22 and June 15, 1944
-Marianas, between June 10 and August 27, 1944
-Task Group 12.2, between July 5 and August 9, 1944
-Tinian capture/occupation, between July 24 and August 1, 1944
-Western Caroline Islands, between August 31 and October 14, 1944
-Leyte, between October 10 and November 29, 1944
-Luzon, between December 12, 1944 and April 1, 1945
-Manila Bay/Bicol, between January 29 and April 16, 1945
-Iwo Jima, between February 15 and March 16, 1945
-Southern Philippines, consolidation/capture, between February 28 and July 20, 1945
-Okinawa Gunto, between March 17 and June 30, 1945
-Third Fleet operations against Japan, between July 10 and August 15, 1945
-Borneo, between April 27 and July 20, 1945
-Designated minesweeping proceedings, between June 23, 1945 and March 2, 1946
Additional eligible operations:
-Air Combat, between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945
-Antisubmarine, between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945
-Ground Combat, between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945
Details
The medal features two armed soldiers patrolling in front of a palm tree with the ocean as well as aircraft and seacraft in the background; an inscription on the upper portion of the medal reads “ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN.” The reverse features an eagle framed by the years “1941-1945” and an inscription reading “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” The ribbon is yellow with a thin vertical stripes of blue, white, and red in the center as well as thin bands of white, red, and white toward each edge.
Service stars, arrowhead devices, or the Fleet Marine insignia may be issued when appropriate.
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