Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

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United States military award World War II campaign medal military campaign medal

The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military award → World War II campaign medal → military campaign medal →
awardedFor	participation in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater → service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II →
awardingAuthority	United States Department of War → United States Department of the Navy →
campaignEndDate	1945-03-02 →
campaignStartDate	1941-12-07 →
campaignType	theater campaign medal →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States →
dateEstablished	1942-11-06 →
eligibility	United States military personnel → members of the United States Armed Forces →
establishedBy	Executive Order 9265 → President Franklin D. Roosevelt →
hasDevice	Fleet Marine Force combat insignia → arrowhead device → bronze service star → silver service star →
material	bronze →
numberOfCampaignStarsPossible	21 →
obverseDesign	palm tree → soldier advancing on a beach with a rifle →
obverseInscription	ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN →
precededBy	American Defense Service Medal →
precedenceOver	American Campaign Medal →
relatedAward	American Campaign Medal → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal → World War II Victory Medal →
reverseDesign	American bald eagle →
reverseInscription	1941–1945 → UNITED STATES OF AMERICA →
ribbonColor	blue → green → red → white → yellow →
serviceBranch	United States Army → United States Army Air Forces → United States Coast Guard → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
shape	circular →
status	no longer awarded →
succeededBy	World War II Victory Medal →
theater	Asiatic-Pacific Theater →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Bowfin (SS-287) → USS Nevada (BB-36) →	awarded
American Campaign Medal ("Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal") → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal →	relatedAward
USS Quincy (CA-39) →	battleHonors
World War II Victory Medal →	higherAward
American Campaign Medal ("Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal") →	lowerAward