This article is about the military medal. For the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey medal, see Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Service Medal.
Award
American Defense Service Medal
Obverse
Type
Service Medal
Awarded for
Service between 8 September 1939 and 7 December 1941
Presented by
Department of War and Department of the Navy
Eligibility
Military personnel only
Status
Inactive
Established
Executive Order 8808, June 28, 1941
First awarded
September 8, 1939 (retroactive)
Last awarded
December 7, 1941 (retroactive)
Total recipients
about 2,000,000
Service ribbon and Streamer
Precedence
Next (higher)
Army: Army of Occupation of Germany Medal Air Force: Air Force Recognition Ribbon Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard: China Service Medal
Next (lower)
Army – Women's Army Corps Service Medal Navy & Marine Corps – American Campaign Medal Air Force – American Campaign Medal
The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by Executive Order 8808, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941.[1][2] The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had served on active duty between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941.
A similar medal, known as the American Campaign Medal, was established in 1942, for service in the American Theater during the World War II era.
^Army Regulation 600–8–22 Military Awards(PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 24 June 2013. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
^"American Defense Service Medal". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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