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above a wave scroll and the date blues); 1⁄32 inch White 67101; center 9⁄16 ‘‘1945’’. A Bronze clasp 1⁄8 inch wide and inch Old Glory Red 67156; 1⁄32 inch 1 1 ⁄2 inches in length with the word White; and 3⁄8 inch double rainbow in ‘‘GERMANY’’ or ‘‘JAPAN’’ is worn on juxtaposition. The rainbow on each the suspension ribbon to indicate serv- side of the ribbon is a miniature of the ice in Europe or the Far East. NAVY: pattern used in the WWI Victory On the obverse is Neptune mounted on Medal. a composite creature of a charging horse and a sea serpent with a trident § 578.48 European-African-Middle grasped in right hand above wave Eastern Campaign Medal. scrolls. Around the bottom of the (a) Criteria. The European-African- medal are the words ‘‘OCCUPATION Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was SERVICE’’. The reverse is the same as established by Executive Order 9265, the China Service Medal and is an announced in WD Bulletin 56, 1942, as eagle perched on the shank of a hori- amended by Executive Order 9706, zontal anchor with a branch of laurel March 15, 1947. It is awarded for service entwined around the anchor. On the within the European-African-Middle left is the word ‘‘FOR’’ and to the right Eastern Theater between December 7, is the word ‘‘SERVICE’’ and around the 1941 and November 8, 1945 under any of top is the inscription ‘‘UNITED the conditions as prescribed in § 578.49 STATES NAVY’’. MARINE CORPS: (Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal). The medal for the Marine Corps is the (b) The boundaries of European-Afri- same as the Navy, except the inscrip- can-Middle Eastern Theater are as fol- tion around the top of the reverse is lows: ‘‘UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS’’. (1) Eastern boundary. The eastern The ribbon is the same for both medals boundary is coincident with the west- 3 and is 1 ⁄8 inches wide and consists of ern boundary of the Asiatic-Pacific 3 the following stripes: ⁄16 inch White Theater (§ 578.49). 67101; 1⁄2 inch Black 67138; 1⁄2 inch Scar- 3 (2) Western boundary. The western let 67111; and ⁄16 inch White. boundary is coincident with the east- § 578.47 World War II Victory Medal. ern boundary of the American Theater (§ 578.50 ). (a) The World War II Victory Criteria. (c) One bronze is author- Medal was established by the act of ized for each campaign under the fol- Congress July 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 461). It is lowing conditions: awarded for service between December (1) Assigned or attached to, and 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both present for duty with, a unit during the dates inclusive. period in which it participated in com- (b) Description. The medal is Bronze, bat. 13⁄8 inches in width. On the obverse is a figure of Liberation standing full (2) Under orders in the combat zone length with head turned to dexter look- and in addition meets any of the fol- ing to the dawn of a new day, right foot lowing requirements: resting on a war god’s helmet with the (i) Awarded a combat decoration. hilt of a broken sword in the right (ii) Furnished a certificate by a com- hand and the broken blade in the left manding general of a corps or higher hand, the inscription ‘‘WORLD WAR unit or independent force that he actu- II’’ placed immediately below the cen- ally participated in combat. ter. On the reverse are the inscriptions (iii) Served at a normal post of duty ‘‘FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND (as contrasted to occupying the status WANT’’ and ‘‘FREEDOM OF SPEECH of an inspector, observer, or visitor). AND RELIGION’’ separated by a palm (iv) Aboard a vessel other than in a branch, all within a circle composed of passenger status and furnished a cer- the words ‘‘UNITED STATES OF tificate by the home port commander AMERICA 1941–1945’’. The ribbon is 13⁄8 of the vessel that he served in the com- inches wide and consists of the fol- bat zone. lowing stripes: 3⁄8 inch double rainbow (3) Was an evadee or escapee in the in juxtaposition (blues, greens, yellows, combat zone or recovered from a pris- reds (center), yellows, greens, and oner-of-war status in the combat zone

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