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Expeditionary Navy/Marine Corps Feb. 12, 1874 - Open

Spanish Campaign Army May 11, 1898 - Aug. 16, 1898

Navy Apr. 20, 1898 - Dec. 10, 1898

Army of Cuba Occupation Army Jul. 18, 1898 - May 20, 1902

Army of Puerto Rico Occupation Army Aug. 14, 1898 - Dec. 10, 1898

Philippine Campaign Army Feb. 4, 1899 - Dec. 31, 1913

Navy Feb. 4, 1899 - Sep. 15, 1906

China Relief Expedition Army Jun. 20, 1900 - May 27, 1901

Navy Apr. 5, 1900 - May 27, 1901

Cuban Pacification Army Oct. 6, 1906 - Apr. 1, 1909

Navy Sep. 12, 1906 - Apr. 1, 1909

Mexican Service Army Apr. 12, 1911 - Jun. 16, 1919

Navy Apr. 12, 1914 - Feb. 7, 1917

First Nicaraguan Campaign Navy Jul. 29, 1912 - Nov. 14, 1912

Haitian Campaign Navy Jul. 9, 1915 - Dec. 6, 1915

Apr. 1, 1919 - Jun. 15, 1920

Dominican Campaign Navy May 4, 1916 - Dec. 5, 1916

World War I Victory Army Apr. 6, 1917 - Apr. 1, 1920

(with battle or service clasp incld. Navy Apr. 6, 1917 - Mar. 30, 1920

Siberia and European Russia)

Army Occup. of Germany
Army Nov. 12, 1918 - Jul. 11, 1923

Second Nicaraguan Campaign Navy Aug. 27, 1926 - Jan. 2, 1933

Yangtze Service Navy Sep. 3, 1926 - Oct. 21, 1927

Mar. 1, 1930 - Dec. 31, 1932

China Service Navy Jul. 7, 1937 - Sep. 7, 1939

Sep. 2, 1945 - Apr. 1, 1957

American Defense Service Army-Navy Sep. 8, 1939 - Dec. 7, 1941

(with foreign service clasp)

European-African-
Army-Navy Dec. 7, 1941 - Nov. 8, 1945

Middle Eastern Campaign

American Campaign
Army-Navy Dec. 7, 1941 - Mar. 2, 1946

(30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive

days of duty outside

continental limits of the U.S.)

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Army-Navy Dec. 7, 1941 - Mar. 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

Austria May 9, 1945 - Jul. 27, 1955

Germany
(West Berlin) May 9, 1945 - Oct. 2, 1990

Korea Sep. 3, 1945 - Jun. 29, 1949

Japan Sep. 3, 1945 - Apr. 27, 1952

Navy Occupation Service Medal

Italy May 8, 1945 - Dec. 15, 1947

Trieste May 8, 1945 - Oct. 26, 1954

Germany
(except West Berlin) May 8, 1945 - May 5, 1955

Austria May 8, 1945 - Oct. 25, 1955

Asiatic Pacific Sep. 2, 1945 - Apr. 27, 1952

Korean Service Medal

Army, Navy, Air Force Jun. 27, 1950 - Jul. 27, 1954

Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Cuban Military Operation Jan. 3, 1961 - Oct. 23, 1962

Thailand Military Operation May 16, 1962 - Aug. 10, 1962

Iranian, Yemen & Indian Ocean Operation Dec. 8, 1978 - Jun. 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 - Jul. 23, 1987

Panama Apr. 1, 1988- Dec. 19, 1989

(pre and post invasion) Feb. 1, 1990 - Jun. 13, 1990

Operation Sharp Edge -
Liberia Aug. 5, 1990 - Feb. 21, 1991

Operation Distant Runner -
Rwanda Apr. 7-18, 1994

(11th Marine Exped. Unit USS Peleliu)

Vietnam Service Medal Jul. 4, 1965 - Mar. 8, 1973

Campaign Military Qualifying

Medals Service Dates

Campaign Military Qualifying

Medals Service Dates

VFW ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

(30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days of duty)

Lebanon Jul. 1, 1958 - Nov. 1, 1958

Taiwan Straits Aug. 23, 1958 - Jan. 1, 1959

Quemoy & Matsu Islands Aug. 23, 1958 - Jun. 1, 1963

Vietnam Jul. 1, 1958 - Jul. 3, 1965

Congo Jul. 14, 1960 - Sep. 1, 1962

Laos Apr. 19, 1961 - Oct. 7, 1962

Berlin Aug. 14, 1961 - Jun. 1, 1963

Cuba Oct. 24, 1962 - Jun. 1, 1963

Congo Nov. 23-27, 1964

Dominican Republic Apr. 23, 1965 - Sep. 21, 1966

Korea Oct. 1, 1966 - Jun. 30, 1974

Cambodia Mar. 29, 1973 - Aug. 15, 1973

Thailand Mar. 29, 1973 - Aug. 15, 1973

(only those in direct support of Cambodia)

Operation Eagle Pull - Cambodia Apr. 11-13, 1975

(includes evacuation)

Operation Frequent Wind -Vietnam Apr. 29-30, 1975

(includes evacuation)

Mayaquez Operation May 15, 1975

El Salvador Jan. 1, 1981 - Feb. 1, 1992

Lebanon Jun. 1, 1983 - Dec. 1, 1987

Operation Urgent Fury -
Grenada Oct. 23, 1983 - Nov. 21, 1983

Eldorado Canyon -
Libya Apr. 12-17, 1986

Operation Earnest Will -
Persian Gulf Jul. 24, 1987 - Aug. 1, 1990

(only those participating in,

or in direct support)

Operation Just Cause - Panama Dec. 20, 1989 - Jan. 31, 1990

(USS Vreeland & other SVS-designated

aircrew mbrs. outside the Conus in direct support)

United Shield - Somalia Dec. 5, 1992 - Mar. 31, 1995

Operation Restore Hope -
Somalia Dec. 5, 1992 - Mar. 31, 1995

Operation Uphold Democracy -
Haiti Sep. 16, 1994 - Mar. 31, 1995

Operation Joint Endeavor -
Bosnia, Nov. 20, 1995 - Dec. 19, 1996

Croatia, the Adriatic Sea & airspace.

Operation Vigilant Sentinel - Iraq, Dec. 1, 1995 - Sep. 1, 1997

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, & Persian Gulf.

Operation Southern Watch - Iraq, Dec. 1, 1995 - Open

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Bahrain,

Qatar, UAE, Oman, Gulf of Oman W of 62
o E Long.,

Yemen, Egypt, & Jordan.

Operation Maritime Intercept - Iraq, Dec. 1, 1995 - Open

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Red Sea, Persian Gulf,

Gulf of Oman W of 62
o E Long., Bahrain,

Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, & Jordan.

Operation Joint Guard - Bosnia, Dec. 20, 1996 - Jun. 20, 1998

Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace.

Operation Northern Watch - Iraq, Jan. 1, 1997 - Open

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian

Gulf W of 56
o E Long., and Incirlik AB,

Turkey (only pers. TDY to ONW)

Operation Joint Forge - Jun. 21, 1998 - Open

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia,

Adriatic Sea & airspace.

Operation Desert Thunder - Iraq, Nov. 11, 1998 - Dec. 22, 1998

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,

Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt,

Jordan, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman,

Red Sea support
.

Operation Desert Fox -
Iraq, Dec. 16, 1998 - Dec. 22, 1998

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,

Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt,

Jordan, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman,

USN Red Sea support.

Southwest Asia Service Medal

Operation Desert Shield/ Aug. 2, 1990 - Nov. 30, 1995

Operation Desert Storm

(combat areas of operation only)

Personnel assigned to support units Jan. 17, 1991 - Apr. 11, 1991

serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey,

Syria, Jordan.

Kosovo Campaign Medal

Operation Allied Force - Kosovo Air Campaign Mar. 24, 1999 - Jun. 10, 1999

Kosovo Defense Campaign -
Ground Action Jun. 11, 1999 - Open

Combat Infantry Badge &

Combat Medical Badge
Army Dec. 6, 1941 - Open

Combat Action Ribbon Navy, Marine, Mar. 1, 1961 - Open

Coast Guard

Korean Defense Service Medal July 28, 1954 - Open

Korea Duty Jun. 30, 1949 - Open

Service on the Korean Peninsula

or in its territorial waters for

30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days of duty.

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Sep. 11, 2001 - Open

Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay

This information is to be used for guideline purposes only. The separation

document or DD 214 MUST reflect campaign medal service to establish

eligibility. Service in Korea without the issuance of a campaign medal can

be established with additional, support documentation. Hostile Fire

or Imminent Danger Pay can be established with pay records.

Campaign Military Qualifying

Medals Service Dates

Campaign Military Qualifying

Medals Service Dates