Korea Defense Service Medal
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The Korea Defense Service Medal is a U.S. military campaign medal awarded to service members who have performed duty in support of the defense of South Korea.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military campaign medal ⓘ |
| areaOfEligibility |
Republic of Korea land area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
airspace above the Republic of Korea and its contiguous waters ⓘ contiguous waters out to 12 nautical miles ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Law 107-314 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
service in support of the defense of South Korea
ⓘ
service in the Republic of Korea ⓘ service in the airspace over the Korean Peninsula ⓘ service in the waters adjacent to the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| campaign | defense of South Korea ⓘ |
| campaignEndDate | open-ended ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | 1954-07-28 ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| conflict | post–Korean War defense operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 2002-12-02 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
National Guard personnel
ⓘ
active duty personnel ⓘ members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ reserve component personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2004 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCampaignMedal | true ⓘ |
| isPersonalDecoration | false ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Armed Forces Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| minimumServiceRequirement |
30 consecutive days in the area of eligibility
ⓘ
60 nonconsecutive days in the area of eligibility ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | tiger superimposed on a map of Korea ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Korean Demilitarized Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Korea–United States alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Forces Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription "FOR SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA" ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | Korean defense era ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
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