| World War I |
6 Apr 1917 - 1 Apr 1920 |
| Navy |
6 Apr 1917 - 30 Apr 1920 |
| Army Occupation of Germany |
12 Nov 1918 - 11 Jul 1923 |
| Second Nicaraquan Campaign |
27 Aug 1926 - 2 Jan 1933 |
| Yangtze Service |
3 Sep 1926 - 21 Oct 1927 |
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1 Mar 1930 - 31 Dec 1932 |
| China Service Medal |
7 Jul 1937 - 7 Sep 1939 |
| American Defense Service (w/Foreign Service Clasp) |
8 Sep 1939 - 7 Dec 1941 |
| World War II American Campaign |
7 Dec 1941 - 2 Mar 1946 |
| Asiatic-Pacific Campaign |
7 Dec 1941 - 2 Mar 1946 |
| European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign |
7 Dec 1941 - 2 Mar 1946 |
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2 Sep 1945 - 1 Apr 1957 |
| Korean Service Medal |
27 Jun 1952 - 27 Jul 1954 |
| Vietnam Service Medal |
4 Jul 1965 - 28 Mar 1973 |
| Southwest Asia Service Medal |
2 Aug 1990 - 30 NOV 95 (Desert Shield/Desert Storm) |
| Afganistan Campaign |
24 October 2001 - to Indeterminate |
| Iraq Campaign |
19 March 2003 - to Indeterminate |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary |
11 Sep 2001 to Indeterminate. |
Combat Action Ribbon (as amended by PL 106-65, Sec. 564, Oct. 5, 1999)
World War II
Korea
Vietnam to Present
(*The above dates for WWII and Korea are those established by the Secretary of the Navy. The Coast Guard has made no official determination. The Public Law only mentions after 7 Dec 1941 and prior to 1 March 1961.)
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7 Dec. 1941 - 14 April 1946.*
27 June 1950 - 27 July 1954.*
1 Mar 1961 - Indeterminate
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Occupation Forces Army/Navy |
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| Italy |
8 May 1945 - 15 Dec 1947 |
| Germany |
8 May 1945 - 5 May 1955 |
| Austria |
8 May 1945 - 25 Oct 1955 |
| Asiatic Pacific |
2 Sep 1945 - 27 Jun 1952 |
| Trieste |
9 May 1945 - 26 Oct 1954 |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
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| Berlin |
14 Aug 1961 - 1 Jun 1963 |
| Lebanon |
1 Jul 1958 - 1 Nov 1958 |
| Quemoy & Matsu Islands |
23 Aug 1958 - 1 Jun 1963 |
| Taiwan Straits |
23 Aug 1958 - 1 Jan 1959 |
| Congo |
15 Jul 1960 - 1 Sep 1962 |
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23-27 Nov 1964 |
| Laos |
19 Apr 1961 - 7 Oct 1962 |
| Vietnam |
1 Jul 1958 - 7 Oct 1965 |
| Cuba |
24 Oct 1962 - 1 Jun 1963 |
| Dominican Republic |
28 Apr 1965 - 21 Sep 1966 |
| Korea |
1 Oct 1966 - 30 Jun 1974 |
| Cambodia and Thailand |
29 Mar 1973 - 15 Aug 1973 |
| Cambodia Evacuation |
29 Apr 1975 - 30 Apr 1975 |
| Mayaquez Operation |
15 May 1975 |
| Operations in Libya |
12-17 Apr 1986 |
Grenadian Operation
"Operation Urgent Fury"
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23 Oct 1983 - 21 Nov 1983 |
| Lebanon |
Jun 1983 - 1 Dec 1987 |
| Operation Earnest Will Persain Gulf |
24 Jul - 2 Aug 1990 |
| Panama-Operation Just Cause |
20 Dec 1989 - 31 Jan 1990 |
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Haiti - Restore Democracy |
16 Sep 1994 - 31 March 1995 |
| Operation Desert Thunder (Iraq) |
11 Nov 1998 to 22 Dec 1998 |
| Operation Desert Fox (Iraq) |
16 Dec 1998 to 22 Dec 1998 |
| Operation Desert Spring (Iraq) |
31 Dec 1998 - TBD |
| Operation Maritime Intercept (Iraq) |
1 Dec 1995 - TBD |
| Operation Vigilant Sentinel (Iraq) |
1 Dec 1995 - 1 Sep 1997 |
| Operation Northern Watch (Iraq) |
1 Jan 1997 - TBD |
| El Salvador |
1 Jan 1981 - 1 Feb 1992 |
| Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia) |
20 Dec 1996 - 20 Jan 1998 |
| Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) |
20 Nov 1995 - 16 Dec 1996 |
| Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia) |
21 Jun 1998 - TBD |
| Operation Southern Watch |
1 Dec 1995 - TBD |
| Operation Secure Tomorrow (Haiti) |
29 Feb 2004 - 15 June 2005 |
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Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal |
| Thailand Military Operation |
16 May 1962 - 10 Aug 1962 |
| Cuban Military Operation |
3 Jan 1961 - 23 Oct 1962 |
| Iranian, Yemen, and Indian Ocean Operations |
8 Dec 1978 - 6 Jun 1979 |
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21 Nov 1979 - 20 Oct 1981 |
| Lebanon |
20 Aug 1982 - 31 Dec 1983 |
| Libyan Expedition |
20 Jan 1986 - 27 Jun 1986 |
| Persian Gulf |
1 Feb 1987 - 23 Jul 1987 |
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| NATO Medal |
1 July 1992 to Indeterminate |
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