Campaign Medal

Military Service

Qualifying Dates

Expeditionary Navy/Marine Corps Feb.12 1874-Open
Spanish Campaign Army/Navy May 11, 1898-Aug16,1898 April 20 1898-Dec. 10,1898
Army and Cuba Occupation Army July 18, 1898-May 20, 1902
Army of Puerto Rico Occupation Army Aug. 14, 1898-Dec. 10, 1898
Philippine Campaign Army/Navy Feb.4,1899-Dec. 31,1913
Feb,4, 1899-Sept.15,1906
China Relief Expedition Army/Navy June 20,1900-May 27, 1901
April 5, 1900-May 27, 1901
Mexican Service Army/Navy April 12, 1911-June 16, 1919
April 12, 1914-Feb. 7, 1917
First Nicaraguan Campaign Navy July 12, 1912-Nov. 14, 1912
Haitian Campaign Navy July 9, 1915-Dec 6, 1915
April 1, 1919-June 15, 1920
Dominican Campaign Navy May 4, 1916-Dec. 5, 1916
WWI Victory (w/ battle or service clasp
including Siberia and European Russia)
Army/ Navy April 6, 1917-April 1, 1920
April 6, 1917-Mar. 30, 1920
Army Occupation of Germany Army Nov. 12, 1918-July 11, 1923
Second Nicaraguan Campaign Navy Aug. 27, 1926- Jan. 2, 1933
Yangtze Service Navy Sept. 3, 1926-Oct. 21, 1927
March 1, 1930-Dec. 31, 1932
China Service Navy July 7, 1937-Sep. 7, 1939
Sep. 2, 1945-April 1, 1957
American Defense Service
(w/ foreign service clasp)
Army/Navy Sep. 8, 1939-December 7, 1941
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Army/Navy Dec. 7, 1941-Nov. 8, 1945
American Campaign(30 consecutive or 60
nonconsecutive days of duty outside continen-
tal limits of the U.S.)
Army/Navy Dec. 7, 1941-March 2, 1946
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Army/Navy Dec. 7, 1941-March 2, 1946
Army of Occupation 
(
30 consecutive days of duty)
Italy May 9, 1945-Sep. 15, 1947
Germany (except West Berlin) May 9, 1945-May 5, 1955
Korea Sep. 3, 1945- June 29, 1949
Japan Sep. 3, 1945- April 27, 1952
Austria May 9, 1945- July 27, 1955
Germany (West Berlin) May 9, 1945-Oct. 2, 1990
Navy Occupation Service Medal
 Italy May 8, 1945-Dec 15, 1947
Trieste May 8, 1945- Oct. 26, 1945
Germany (except West Berlin) May 8, 1945-May 5, 1955
Austria May 8, 1945- Oct. 25, 1955
Asiatic Pacific Sep. 2, 1945-April 27, 1952
Korean Service Medal Army/Navy/Air Force June 27, 1950-July 27, 1954
Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Cuban Military Operation Jan. 3, 1961-Oct.23, 1962
Thailand Military Operation May 16, 1962-Aug. 10, 1962
Iranian, Yemen and Indian Ocean Operation Dec. 8, 1978-June 6, 1979
Nov. 21, 1979-Oct. 20, 1981
Lebanon Aug. 20, 1982-May 31, 1983
Libyan Expedition Jan. 20, 1986-Jun. 27, 1986
Persian Gulf Feb. 1, 1987-July 23, 1987
Panama-(pre and post invasion) April 1, 1988-Dec. 19, 1989
Feb.1, 1990-June 13, 1990
Operation Sharp Edge- Liberia Aug.5. 1990-Feb. 21, 1991
Operation Distant Runner-Rwanda
(11th Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Peleliu)
April 7-18, 1994
Vietnam Service Medal July 4, 1965-March 28, 1973
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 
(30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days of duty)
Lebanon July 1, 1958-Nov. 1, 1958
Taiwan Straits Aug.23, 1958-Jan. 1, 1959
Quemoy and Matsu Islands Aug. 23, 1958-June 1, 1963
Vietnam July 1, 1958-July 3, 1965
Congo July 14, 1960-Sep. 1, 1962
Laos April 19, 1961-Oct. 7, 1962
Berlin Aug. 14, 1961-June 1, 1963
Cuba Oct. 24, 1962-June 1, 1963
Congo Nov. 23-27, 1964
Dominican Republic April 23, 1965-Sep. 21, 1966
Korea Oct. 1, 1966-June 30, 1974
Cambodia March 29, 1973-Aug. 15, 1973
Thailand
(Only those in direct support of Cambodia)
March 29, 1973-Aug. 15, 1973
Operation Eagle Pull-Cambodia April 11-13, 1975
Mayaquez Operation May 15, 1975
El Salvador Jan.1, 1981-Feb.1, 1992
Lebanon June 1, 1983-Dec. 1, 1987
Operation Urgent Fury- Grenada Oct. 23, 1983-Nov. 21, 1983
Eldorado Canyon- Libya April 12-17, 1986
Operation Earnest Will- Persian Gulf
(only those participating in, or in direct support)
July, 24, 1987-Aug. 1, 1990
Operation Just Cause- Panama
(USS Vreeland & other SVS-designated aircrew
members outside the Conus in direct support)
Dec.20, 1989-Jan. 31, 1990
United Shield- Somalia Dec. 5, 1992-March 31, 1995
Operation Restore Hope- Somalia Dec. 5, 1992-March 31, 1995
Operation Uphold Democracy- Haiti Sept. 16, 1994-March 31, 1995
Operation Joint Endeavor- Bosnia, Croatia, the
Adriatic Sea & airspace
Nov. 20, 1995-Dec. 19, 1996
Operation Vigilant Sentinel- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, & Persian Gulf. Dec. 1, 1995-Sep. 1, 1997
Operation Southern Watch Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, W of 62 E Long, Yemen, Egypt, & Jordan
Dec. 1, 1995 TBD
Operation Maritime Intercept-Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, , Gulf of Oman W
of 62 E Long, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman,
Yemen, Egypt,& Jordan
Dec. 1, 1995 TBD
Operation Joint Guard- Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic
Sea, & airspace.
Dec. 20, 1996-June 20, 1998
Operation Northern Watch- Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Persian Gulf, W of 56 E Long, and
Incirlik AB, Turkey (only pers. TDY to ONW)
Jan. 1, 1997 TBD
Operation Joint Forge- Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace.
June 21, 1998 TBD
Operation Desert Thunder- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen,
Egypt, Jordan, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea support.
Nov. 11, 1998-Dec. 22, 1998
Operation Desert Fox- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan,
Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, USN Red Sea support. 
Dec. 16, 1998-Dec. 22, 1998
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm
(Combat areas only)
Aug. 2, 1990-Nov. 30, 1995
Personnel assigned to support units serving in Israel, Turkey, Syria, Jordan
.
Jan. 17, 1991-April 11, 1991
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Operation Allied Force-Kosovo Air Campaign  March 24, 1999-June 10, 1999
Kosovo Defense Campaign-Ground Action June 11, 1999 TBD
Combat Infantry Badge & Combat Medical Badge Army Dec. 6, 1941-Open
Combat Action Ribbon Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard March 1, 1961-Open
Korea Duty
Service on the Korean Peninsula or in its
territorial waters for 30 consecutive or
60 non-consecutive days of duty
Hostile Fire or imminent Danger Pay
June 30, 1949-Open
 


*Proof of service to establish eligibility for membership rests with the applicant, ie DD214