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2nd Haitian Campaign Medal

2nd Haitian Campaign Medal
2nd Haitian Campaign Medal		  
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2nd Haitian Campaign Medal (Navy)
2nd Haitian Campaign Medal (Marine Corps)
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Service: NAVY, MARINE CORPS  Instituted: 29 December 1921
Authorized: Navy Department G.O. 77
Issuing Country: ( US ) - UNITED STATES

Description:

  1. Authorized by Navy Department General Order 77 of 29 December 1921.
  2. The period for which this medal will be issued is from 1 April 1919 to 15 June 1920.
  3. Awarded to U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Service members who served in Haiti between 1 April 1919 and 15 June 1920, or any part of such period.
  4. Also, to the officers and enlisted men who were attached the vessels mentioned in the following list between the dates shown.
  5. The medal is no longer an active award of the United States Navy or Marine Corps and is considered obsolete.
  6. Modern day military operations in Haiti, such as the 1994 peacekeeping operations, are typically recognized by international military awards such as the NATO Medal.

Background:

  1. The Medal
    1. OBVERSE
      1. Features a body of water with land and a range of mountains on the horizon.
      2. A palm tree appears in the foreground on the wearer's right.
      3. Text reading “HAITIAN CAMPAIGN” appears on the upper portion of the medal.
      4. On the bottom are the years “1919-1920”.
    2. REVERSE
      1. The medal issued to Navy personnel displays the the words “United States Navy”. The Marine Corps version displays "United States Marine Corps". 
      2. Both versions have an a wing spread eagle perched atop a ship's anchor with chain.
      3. Below the anchor are the words "FOR SERVICE".
      4. 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.
    3. RIBBON
      The ribbon is 1 3/8” wide composed of 13/32" Navy Blue #2, 7/32" Old Glory Red, 1/16" Navy Blue #2, 7/32" Old Glory Red, 13/32" Navy Blue #2
    4. DEVICE(s)
      No devices were authorized.
  2. Information from
    DoD 1348.33-M, September 1996
    Naval History and Heritage Command
    The Call of Duty : Military Awards and Decorations of the United States of America by John E. Strandberg
    BUPERS A 10-3 Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, and Badges of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, 1861-1948

Qualified Ships for the 1919-1920 Haitian Medal
Beaufort 3 Apr 1920 - 1 May 1920
Delaware 12 Dec 1919 - 16 Dec 1919
Dolphin 4 Feb 1920 05 Feb 1920
17 Apr 1920
26 Apr 1920 - 27 Apr 1920
Gulfport 22 Jun 1919 - 5 Jul 1919
23 Aug 1919 - 8 Sep 1919
23 Oct 1919
29 Oct 1919 - 13 Nov 1919
30 Dec 1919 - 19 Jan 1920
Hancock 18 Apr 1919
21 Jun 1919
21 Aug 1919 - 25 Aug 1919
Henderson 25 Jan 1920 - 1 Feb 1920
7 Mar 1920 - 19 Mar 1920
21 Mar 1920 - 25 Mar 1920
14 Apr 1920 - 26 Apr 1920
Kittery 6 Apr 1919 - 8 Apr 1919
29 Apr 1919 - 30 Apr 1919
7 May 1919 - 8 May 1919
27 May 1919 - 8 Jun 1919
30 Jun 1919
6 Jul 1919 - 8 Jul 1919
31 Aug 1919 - 9 Sep 1919
1 Oct 1919 - 9 Oct 1919
26 Oct 1919 - 5 Nov 1919
28 Nov 1919
30 Nov 1919 - 8 Dec 1919
3 May 1920 - 12 May 1920 
28 May 1920 - 1 Jun 1920 
Kwasind 1 Apr 1919 - 13 Apr 1919
19 Apr 1919 - 9 Jun 1919
Lake Bridge 7 Apr 1919 - 15 Apr 1919
Lake Worth 18 Jun 1919 - 2 Jul 1919
Long Beach 8 Mar 1920 - 14 Mar 1920
May 23 May 1919 - 27 Jul 1919
Mercey 29 May 1919 - 1 Jun 1919
Mohave 18 May 1919 - 4 Jun 1919
8 Jun 1919 - 30 Jul 1919
7 Nov 1919 - 11 Nov 1919
Osceola 12 Apr 1919 - 13 Apr 1919
15 May 1920
Pensacola 22 May 1919 - 27 May 1919
Peoria 6 Oct 1919 - 5 Nov 1919
Potomac 1 Apr 1919 - 9 Apr 1919
25 Jan 1920
20 Apr 1920 - 1 Jun 1920
Prometheus 9 Dec 1919 - 11 Dec 1919
11 Feb 1920 - 15 Feb 1920
Rowan 1 Apr 1919
Sandpiper 2 Feb 1920 - 12 Feb 1920
Shubrick 31 Oct 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 135 1 Apr 1919 - 5 Nov 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 156 1 Apr 1919 - 5 Nov 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 165 1 aug 1919 - 15 Jun 1920
Submarine Chaser No. 180 14 Aug 1919 - 15 Jun 1920
Submarine Chaser No. 210 1 Apr 1919 - 19 Sept 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 211 1 Apr 1919 - 19 Sept 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 212 1 Apr 1919 - 4 Aug 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 213 1 Apr 1919 - 4 Aug 1919 
 Submarine Chaser No.214 6 Sep 1919 - 21 Dec 1919
5 Jan 1920 - 11 Jun 1920 
Submarine Chaser No. 223 10 Sep 1919 
Submarine Chaser No. 251  1 Apr 1919 - 14 May 1919
16 May 1919 - 15 Jul 1919
Submarine Chaser No. 253 10 Sep 1919 - 15 Oct 1919
30 Oct 1919 - 1 Jun 1920
Submarine Chaser No. 443 15 Oct 1919 - 1 Jun 1920
Submarine Chaser No. 444 15 Oct 1919 - 1 Jun 1920
Winslow 1 Apr 1919

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