Philippine Campaign Medal (Marine Corps)
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Service:MARINE CORPS Instituted: 1
Authorized:
Issuing Country: ( US ) - UNITED STATES
Issuing Country: ( US ) - UNITED STATES
Description:
- Authorized by Special Order No. 81, 27 June 1908.
- This medal is issued to members of the Naval service who served on shore in the Philippine Islands between February 4, 1899 and July 4, 1902 or on shore in Nundanoa, cooperating with the Army between February 4, 1898 and December 31, 1904.
- The medal was also issued to officers and enlisted men of the Navy who served in the Navy in Philippine waters and were attached to one of the vessels identified below between the dates indicated.
Background:
- The Medal
- OBVERSE
- The Medal is a bronze medallion.
- The center is a depiction of a stone gate leading into Manila.
- The words "Philippine Campaign" appear in an arc above the depiction across the top.
- Centered below the depiction appear the dates "1898 -1903".
- The words and dates are separated by palm branches.
- REVERSE
- The medal issued to Navy personnel displays the the words “United States Navy” the Marine Corps version displays "United States Marine Corps".
- Both versions have an a wing spread eagle perched atop a ship's anchor with chain.
- Below the anchor are the words "FOR SERVICE".
- Across the bottom appears a wreath formed by a branch of oak on the left and a branch of olive on the right with the stems joined at the bottom by a conventional knot.
- RIBBON
- The Type I drape and ribbon are two red stripes and one yellow stripe.
- The Type II came into existence in 1913 with drape and ribbon being is 1 3/8 inches wide and consisting of the following vertical stripes: 1/16 inch Ultramarine Blue, 5/16 inch Old Glory Red, 5/8 inch Ultramarine Blue, 5/16 inch Old Glory Red, and 1/16 inch Ultramarine Blue.
- DEVICE(s)
Philippine Campaign Medal was as a one time decoration with no devices authorized.
- OBVERSE
- Information from
Special Order No. 81 dated 27 June 1908
Naval History and Heritage Command
The Call of Duty : Military Awards and Decorations of the United States of America by John E. Strandberg
| Ship List for the Philippine Campaign Medal | |
| Albay | 21 May 1899 - 5 Mar 1900 12 Sep 1900 - 6 Oct 1900 19 Nov 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 17 Sep 1902 - 20 Nov 1902 31 Jan 1903 - 30 Jun 1903 |
| Annapolis | 24 Apr 1900 - 1 Aug 1902 10 Feb 1903 - 20 Feb 1903 22 Mar 1903 - 11 Apr 1903 |
| Arayat | 10 Aug 1900 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Baltimore | 4 Feb 1899 - 5 Apr 1900 |
| Barry | 6 May 1905 - 11 May 1905 |
| Basco | 2 Jun 1899 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Bennington | 22 Feb 1899 - 5 Jul 1899 15 Jul 1899 - 2 Apr 1900 27 May 1900 - 3 Jan 1901 |
| Boston | 4 Feb 1899 - 8 Jun 1899 |
| Brooklyn | 16 Dec 1899 - 28 Mar 1900 28 May 1900 - 26 Jun 1900 3 Nov 1900 - 31 Jan 1901 27 Feb 1901 - 10 Apr 1901 7 Aug 1901 - 28 Sep 1901 13 Feb 1902 - 28 Feb 1902 |
| Buffalo | 4 Feb 1899 -23 Mar 1899 14 Aug 1900 -21 Aug 1900 26 Feb 1901 - 8 Mar 1901 25 Mar 1901 - 4 Apr 1901 |
| Calamianes | 4 Aug 1899 - 1 Mar 1900 23 Apr 1900 - 10 Aug 1900 6 Oct I900 - 6 Jun 1901 27 Jan 1902 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Callao | 4 Feb 1899-21 Feb 1901 |
| Castine | 21 Apr 1899-18 Jan 1900 19 Sep 1900-23 Jun 1901 |
| Celtic | 30 Mar 1899 - 20 May 1899 29 Feb 1901 - 3 Jul 1901 9 Sep 1899 - 22 Nov 1899 22 Feb 1900 - 8 May 1900 19 Jul 1900 - 10 Dec 1900 3 Apr 1901 - 4 Jun 1901 1 Sep 1901 - 5 Oct 1901 11 Jan 1902 - 18 Feb 1902 18 Jun 1902 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Charleston | 4 Feb 1899 - 2 Nov 1899 |
| Chauncey | 6 May 1905 - 11 May 1905 |
| Concord | 4 Feb 1899 - 17 Mar 1900 27 May 1900 - 18 Feb 1901 |
| Culgoa | 4 Feb 1899 - 13 Jan 1900 22 Apr 1900 - 16 Jun 1900 1 Nov 1900 - 9 Feb 1901 20 May 1901 - 23 Jul 1901 |
| Don Juan de Austria | 28 Nov 1900 - 25 Jul 1901 3 Sep 1901 - 22 May 1902 28 Aug 1902 - 16 Sep 1902 8 Feb 1903 - 12 Apr 1903 |
| Frolic | 24 Apr 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 31 Jan 1903 - 15 Jul 1903 9 Oct 1905 - 12 Nov 1905 |
| Gardoqui | 2 Jun 1899 - 23 Apr 1900 26 Sep 1900 - 3 Oct 1900 30 Nov 1900 - 15 Feb 1902 1 Oct 1904 - 31 Dec 1904 |
| General Alava | 9 Mar 1900- 4 Jul 1902 |
| Glacier | 15 Jul 1899 - 4 Aug 1899 4 Sep 1890 - 2Mar 1900 27 May 1900 - 12 Aug 1901 6 Jan 1901 - 16 Apr 1901 12 Jul 1901 - 12 Aug 1901 7 Nov 1901 - 2 Dec 1901 30 Mar 1902 - 8 May 1902 |
| Helena | 19 Feb 1899 - 9 Oct 1900 |
| Iris | 18 Mar 1899 - 16 Nov 1899 14 Dec 1899 - 16 Jan 1900 31 May 1900 - 21 Jun 1900 1 Aug 1900 - 27 Apr 1901 18 Jul 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Isla de Cuba | 19 May 1900 - 11 Mar 1902 23 Jun 1902 - 4 Jul 1902 21 Jul 1902 - 3 Aug 1902 2 Sep 1902 - 17 Oct 1902 21 Apr 1903 - 9 May 1903 20 Jun 1903 - 15 Jul 1903 |
| Isla de Luzon | 31 Mar 1900 - 12 Jan 1901 25 May 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Kentucky | 3 Feb 1901 - 9 Feb 1901 9 Apr 1901 - 29 May 1901 28 Jun 1901 - 29 Aug 1901 10 Mar 1902 - 8 Apr 1902 |
| Levee | 19 Mar 1900 - 12 Sep 1900 29 Sep 1900 - 27 Jan 1902 |
| Manila | 4 Feb 1899 - 15 Apr 1902 |
| Manileno | 26 May 1899 - 31 Oct 1900 |
| Marietta | 3 Jan 1900 - 22 Sep 1900 20 Nov 1900 - 3 Jun 1901 |
| Mariveles | 17 Jun 1899 - 14 Mar 1900 16 Aug 1900 - 22 Aug 1900 1 May 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Mindoro | 11 Jun 1899 - 23 Apr 1900 31 Oct 1900 - 20 Sep 1901 31 Aug 1904 - 31 Dec 1904 |
| Monadnock | 4 Feb 1899 - 1 Jan 1900 3 Apr 1900 -27 Oct 1900 |
| Monterey | 4 Feb 1899 - 6 Apr 1900 |
| Nanshan | 4 Feb 1899 - 8 Aug 1900 11 Sep 1900 - 27 Jan 1901 28 Mar 1901 - 8 Jul 1901 8 Oct 1901 - 4 Feb 1902 |
| Nashville | 31 Dec 1899 - 8 Jun 2 Feb 1901 - 22 Jun |
| Newark | 25 Nov 1899 - 20 Mar 1900 3 Apr 1900 - 7 Apr 1900 18 Aug 1900 - 30 Nov 1900 22 Dec 1800 - 2 Mar 1901 |
| New Orleans | 21 Dec 1899 - 19 Feb 1900 22 May 1900 - 15 Aug 1900 |
| New York | 20 May 1901 - 25 Jun 1901 27 Aug 1901 - 13 Mar 1902 |
| Olympia | 4 Feb 1899 - 20 May 1899 |
| Oregon | 18 Mar 1899 - 7 Oct 1899 9 Nov 1899 - 13 Feb 1900 |
| Pampanga | 8 Jun 1899 - 29 Sep 1900 15 Dec 1900 - 18 Jun 1902 11 Mar 1904 - 12 Apr 1904 4 May 1904 - 11 May 1904 30 May 1904 - 9 Jul 1904 30 Jul 1904 - 2 Dec 1904 2 Mar 1906 - 10 Mar 1906 16 Aug 1906 - 15 Sep 1906 |
| Panay | 2 Jun 1899 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Paragua | 22 May 1899 - 4 Jul 1902 2 Nov 1904 - 29 Nov 1904 15 Mar 1905 - 2 Apr 1905 23 Apr 1905 - 30 May 1905 |
| Petrel | 4 Feb 1899 - 17 Aug 1899 13 Jan 1900 - 12 Jun 1901 |
| Piscatagua | 24 Apr 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Princeton | 16 Apr 1899 - 8 Aug 1899 15 Oct 1899 - 20 Jun 1900 4 Dec 1900 - 26 Oct 1901 31 Dec 1901 - 20 Jul 1902 9 Feb 1903 - 5 Apr 1903 |
| Quiros | 14 Mar 1900 - 2 Aug 1902 31 Aug 1902 - 25 Nov 1902 30 Jan 1903 - 3 May 1903 29 Jun 1903 - 15 Jul 1903 |
| Rainbow | 3 Apr 1902 - 4 Jul 1902 28 Nov 1904 - 4 Dec 1909 |
| Samar | 26 May 1899 - 10 Oct 1901 19 Jun 1902 - 29 Nov 1902 31 Jan 1903 - 8 Feb 1904 22 Mar 1904 - 5 Aug 1904 |
| Solace | 11 Dec 1900 - 22 Dec 1900 15 Jan 1901 - 24 Jan 1901 27 May 1901 - 12 Jun 1901 19 Jul 1901 - 28 Jul 1901 20 Dec 1901 - 31 Dec 1901 18 Jan 1902 - 25 Jan 1902 |
| Urdaneta | 22 Jun 1899 - 17 Sep 1900 12 May 1900 - 26 Sep 1900 3 Oct 1900 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Vicksburg | 2 Feb 1901 - 13 Nov 1901 2 Jun 1902 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Villalobos | 5 Mar 1900 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Wheeling | 14 Apr 1899 - 13 Jan 1900 10 Mar 1900 - 21 Mar 1900 |
| Wilmington | 20 Jan 1901 - 10 May 1901 |
| Wompatuck | 24 Apr 1901 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Yorktown | 23 Feb 1899 - 12 Jul 1899 3 Aug 1899 - 9 Apr 1900 17 Sep 1900 - 23 May 1901 11 Sep 1901 - 28 Sep 1901 17 Nov 1901 - 15 Apr 1902 |
| Yosemite | 18 Jul 1899 - 1 Aug 1899 14 Jun 1900 - 30 Jun 1900 7 Aug 1900 - 12 Aug 1900 |
| Zafiro | 4 Feb 1899 - 10 Jun 1899 6 Jul 1899 - 4 Aug 1899 20 Aug 1899 - 13 Oct 1899 3 Nov 1899 - 10 Nov 1899 27 Nov 1899 - 21 Mar 1900 3 Jun 1900 - 21 Jun 1900 20 Oct 1900 - 27 Aug 1901 11 Oct 1901 - 15 Feb 1902 |
| Officers and men on duty at | |
| Cavite, P. I. | 4 Feb 1899 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Olongapo, P. I. | 4 Feb 1899 - 4 Jul 1902 |
| Polloc. P. I. | 4 Feb 1899 - 3 Jun 1904 |
| Isabella de Basilan, P. I. | 4 Feb 1899 - 15 Jul 1903 |