Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign CountriesWilliams, Dion
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Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign Countries
Williams, Dion
Armies -- Insignia; Military uniforms; Navies -- Insignia; United States. Army -- Insignia; United States. Navy -- Insignia
_Army of Cuban Occupation Medal._—This bronze medal was given to the
officers and men of the U. S. Army which occupied Cuba during the
U. S. Military Government from 1898 until the establishment of the
Cuban Republic in 1902. On the obverse is the coat of arms of the
Cuban Republic surrounded by the words “Army of Occupation Military
Government of Cuba,” with the dates 1898-1902 above the shield. The
ribbon is red, blue, red, with narrow blue edges, the central blue
stripe having narrow yellow edges.
_China Relief Expedition Medal._—This bronze medal was given to
officers and men of the U. S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps who took part
in the defense of the legations at Peking, China, and their relief
in 1900. The obverse of the Army medal bears the Imperial Chinese
five-toed dragon surrounded by the words “China Relief Expedition,
1900-1901”; and that of the Navy medal bears the Chienmen, the main
gate of Peking, with a dragon below, all surrounded by the words “China
Relief Expedition, 1900.” The ribbon is yellow with blue edges.
_Cuban Pacification Medal._—This bronze medal was given to officers and
men of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps who took part in the “second
intervention in Cuba,” 1906-1909. The obverse of the Army medal
bears the coat of arms of the Cuban Republic with the words “Cuban
Pacification” above and the dates 1906-1909 below it. The obverse of
the Navy medal bears an allegorical design representing “Columbia”
tendering the olive branch of peace to “Cuba.” The ribbon is olive-drab
edged with narrow stripes of red, white and blue.
_Nicaraguan Campaign Medal._—This bronze medal was given to officers
and men of the Navy and Marine Corps in the expedition which
established stable government in Nicaragua in 1912. The obverse shows
Mount Momotombo, surrounded by the inscription “Nicaraguan Campaign,
1912.” The ribbon is blue, crimson, blue, with narrow crimson edges.
_Mexican Service Campaign Medal._—This bronze medal was given to
officers and men of the military and naval services who participated
in the operations in Mexico, the Vera Cruz expedition of 1914, the
punitive expeditions of 1916-17, or who were between 1911 and 1917
present at engagements where there were casualties to U. S. troops. The
obverse of the Army medal bears the Mexican yucca plant in flower with
mountains in the background, surrounded by the inscription “Mexican
Service, 1911-1917.” The obverse of the Navy medal bears the castle of
San Juan de Ulloa at Vera Cruz, surrounded by the inscription “Mexican
Service, 1914.” The ribbon is yellow, blue, yellow, with narrow green
edges.
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