• The Merchant Marine Vietnam Service Medal (Ribbon) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine authorized on May 20, 1968. The decoration is...
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  • The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The...
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  • The Merchant Marine Korean Service Medal (Ribbon) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine awarded for service during the Korean War. The decoration...
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    cadet midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Its military analog is the Vietnam Service Medal, which is a military award; it was created...
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  • facilities in Vietnam, or other civilian service in the airspace or territorial waters of Vietnam, greater than a year. The award consisted of a medal set and...
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    The Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine established by an Act of Congress on May 10, 1944...
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    The Merchant Marine Defense Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine. The decoration was established by an Act of Congress on August...
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    The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen...
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    The Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine established by an Act of Congress on May 10, 1944...
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    Korean and Vietnam Wars, worked briefly as a merchant mariner before joining the U.S. Army. The Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal is the highest...
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    The Merchant Marine Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine established by an Act of Congress...
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  • Survey Meritorious Service Medal, an award of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, an award of the United...
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    has awarded more than 3,520 Medals of Honor, including 19 second awards to the nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen since the...
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  • eligible for the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal, Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, Merchant Marine Combat Bar, Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone...
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    conflict, the unit was awarded the Korean Service Streamer and National Defense Service Medal Streamer. The 3rd Marine Divisions headquarters was moved to Okinawa...
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    Distinguished Service Medal Coast and Geodetic Survey Distinguished Service Medal Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal "Archived...
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    The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed...
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    Medal of Honor recipients Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal Military awards and decorations As amended by Act of July 25, 1963 For service in...
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    Albert J. Herberger (category United States Merchant Marine Academy alumni)
    Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank. Albert J. Herberger was born in...
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    immediately before the Good Conduct Medals until changed to its current precedence in 1985. Inter-service Army Navy and Marine Corps Air Force and Space Force...
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    assault landings. The Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia is also authorized for wear on the medal for Navy service members who participated in...
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    Okamoto, Vietnam war veteran George S. Patton, general Thomas Payne, Medal of Honor recipient and member of Delta Force Nick Popaditch, Marine Corps; Silver...
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    Merchant Marine ships were newly built in the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, other ships were older World War I ships that were put back in service,...
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  • War Zone Medal Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal *Federal Register for Executive Order 9265 "European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal". The Institute...
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    the Marines in Vietnam suffered more casualties than both WWI and WWII combined, and 58 were awarded the Medal of Honor. Returning from South Vietnam, the...
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    David Hackworth (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam))
    enough to join the United States Merchant Marine with parental consent. In 1945 he served aboard a Merchant Marine ship in the South Pacific Ocean during...
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    symbols instead of chữ Nôm, chữ Hán and chữ Quốc ngữ. Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland...
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    Joseph D. Stewart (category United States Merchant Marine Academy alumni)
    States Marine Corps major general, who after his retirement from the Marine Corps, was appointed as superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy...
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    a union member. In 1968, he received the Merchant Marines Vietnam Service Medal. After his maritime service, Torlakson attended the University of California...
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    United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 175) on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue-Marine upon the recommendation of...
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