Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Awarded by Department of the Army Department of the Navy

Type	Service medal
Eligibility	Served in the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Status	Inactive
Statistics
First awarded	December 7, 1941
Last awarded	March 2, 1946
Precedence
Equivalent	American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Service ribbon and campaign streamer.

The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal^[1] is a United States military award of the Second World War, which was awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945. The medal was created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265^[2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was designed by Thomas Hudson Jones; the reverse side was designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman which is the same design as used on the reverse of the American Campaign Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

There were 21 Army and 48 Navy-Marine Corps official campaigns of the Pacific Theater, denoted on the suspension and service ribbon of the medal by service stars which also were called "battle stars"; some Navy construction battalion units issued the medal with Arabic numerals. The Arrowhead device is authorized for those campaigns which involved participation in amphibious assault landings. The Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia is also authorized for wear on the medal for Navy service members who participated in combat while assigned to a Marine Corps unit. The flag colors of the United States and Japan are visible in the ribbon.

The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal was first issued as a service ribbon in 1942. A full medal was authorized in 1947, the first of which was presented to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The European Theater equivalent of the medal was known as the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

Boundaries of Asiatic-Pacific Theater. (1) The eastern boundary is coincident with the western boundary of the American Theater. (2) The western boundary is from the North Pole south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the east boundary of Iran, then south along the Iran boundary to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, then south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.^[3]

U.S. Army campaigns

Authorized Army military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:^[4]

Philippine Islands 7 Dec 41 - 10 May 42
Burma, 1942 7 Dec 41 - 26 May 42
Central Pacific 7 Dec 41 - 6 Dec 43
East Indies 1 Jan 42 - 22 Jul 42
India-Burma 2 Apr 42 - 28 Jan 45
Air Offensive, Japan 17 Apr 42 - 2 Sep 45
Aleutian Islands 3 Jun 42 - 24 Aug 43
China Defensive 4 Jul 42 - 4 May 45
Papua 23 Jul 42 - 23 Jan 43
Guadalcanal 7 Aug 42 - 21 Feb 43
New Guinea 24 Jan 43 - 31 Dec 44
Northern Solomons 22 Feb 43 - 21 Nov 44
Eastern Mandates 7 Dec 43 - 14 Jun 44
Bismarck Archipelago 15 Dec 43 - 27 Nov 44
Western Pacific 17 Apr 44 - 2 Sep 45
Leyte 17 Oct 44 - 1 Jul 45
Luzon 15 Dec 44 - 4 Jul 45
Central Burma 29 Jan 45 - 15 Jul 45
Southern Philippines 27 Feb 45 - 4 Jul 45
Ryukyus 26 Mar 45 - 2 Jul 45
China Offensive 5 May 45 - 2 Sep 45

U.S. Navy campaigns

Authorized Navy military campaigns for the Pacific Theater are as follows:^[5]

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Wake Island (Johnston Island December 15–22, 1941) December 8–23, 1941
Philippine Islands Operation December 8, 1941 – May 6, 1942
Netherlands East Indies engagements January 23 – February 27, 1942
Pacific Specified Raids—1942 February 1, 1942 – March 10, 1942
Coral Sea May 4–8, 1942
Midway June 3–6, 1942
Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings (including First Savo) August 7–9, 1942
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal August 10, 1942 – February 8, 1943
Makin Raid August 17–18, 1942
Eastern Solomons (Stewart Island) August 23–25, 1942
Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid October 5, 1942
Cape Esperance (Second Savo) October 11–12, 1942
Santa Cruz Islands October 26, 1942
Guadalcanal (Third Savo) November 12–15, 1942
Tassafaronga (Fourth Savo) November 30 – December 1, 1942
Eastern New Guinea operation December 17, 1942 – July 24, 1944
Rennel Island January 29–30, 1943
Consolidation of Solomon Islands February 8, 1943 – March 15, 1945
Aleutians operation March 26 – June 2, 1943
New Georgia Group operation June 20 – October 16, 1943
Bismarck Archipelago operation June 25, 1943 – May 1, 1944
Pacific Specified Raids—1943 August 31, 1943 – October 6, 1943
Treasury-Bougainville operation October 27 – December 15, 1943
Gilbert Islands operation November 13 – December 8, 1943
Marshall Islands operation November 26, 1943 – March 2, 1944
Asiatic-Pacific Specified Raids—1944 February 16, 1944 – October 9, 1944
Western New Guinea operations April 21, 1944 – January 9, 1945
Marianas operation June 10 – August 27, 1944
Western Caroline Islands operation August 31 – October 14, 1944
Leyte operation October 10 – November 29, 1944
Luzon operation December 12, 1944 – April 1, 1945
Iwo Jima operation February 15 – March 16, 1945
Okinawa Gunto operation March 17 – June 30, 1945
3d Fleet operations against Japan July 10 – August 15, 1945
Kurile Islands operation February 1, 1944 – August 11, 1945
Borneo operations April 27 – July 20, 1945
Tinian capture and occupation July 24 – August 1, 1944
Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines February 28 – July 20, 1945
Hollandia operation (Aitape Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay) April 21 – June 1, 1944
Manila Bay-Bicol operations January 29 – April 16, 1945
U.S.S. Navajo—Salvage operations August 8, 1942 – February 3, 1943
Action off Vanikoro July 17–21, 1943
Naval Group China (6 months duty required) February 19, 1943 – May 4, 1945
Task Group 30.4 May 22 – June 15, 1944
Task Group 12.2 July 5 – August 9, 1944
Specified Minesweeping Operations Pacific June 23, 1945 – March 2, 1946
Submarine War Patrols (Pacific – 1 star for participation in each war patrol) December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945

Other campaigns

For members of the U.S. military who did not receive campaign credit, but still served on active duty in the Pacific Theater, the following “blanket” campaigns are authorized for which the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is awarded without service stars.

Antisubmarine December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945
Ground Combat: December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945
Air Combat: December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945

References

↑ 578.49 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
↑
- Federal Register for Executive Order 9265
↑ Army Regulation 600–8–22
↑ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal description, Clothing and Insignia PSID, US Army TACOM
↑ Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (REV.1953), Part III. - List of Authorized Operations and Engagements, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA

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