Contents

PART I Personal Decorations
Section						Page
1.	General Instructions					1
	(1)	Purpose				1
	(2)	Recommendations				1
	(3)	Time limits				2
	(4)	Delegation of authority				2
	(5)	Posthumous Awards				2
	(6)	Presentation of Decorations				2
	(7)	Replacement of Medals				2
	(8)	Limitation of Medals				2
	(9)	Appurtenances and Devices for Decorations and Medals				2
		(a)	Gold Stars			2
		(b)	Bronze Stars			2
		(c)	Hour Glass Device			2
		(d)	Silver letter "W"			2
		(e)	Bronze letter "A"			2
		(f)	Combat Distinguishing Device			3
		(g)	Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia			3
		(h)	Bronze Maltese Cross			3
		(i)	Clasps:
				Asia Clasp		3
				Base Clasp		3
				Europe Clasp		3
				Fleet Clasp		3
				Wake Island Clasp		3
				World War I Victory Medal, Service Clasps for		3
2.	Precedence of Decorations and Awards					3
3.	Table of Regulations concerning Navy Decorations and Ribbons					4
4.	Navy Decorations--Requirements for					6
	(1)	(a) Decorations awarded Naval Personnel (b) Decorations that may be awarded Civilians				6
	(2)	Medal of Honor				6
	(3)	Medal of Honor (1917-1918)				6
	(4)	Medal of Honor Roll				6
	(5)	Brevet Medal				7
	(6)	Navy Cross				7
	(7)	Distinguished Service Medal				7
	(8)	Silver Star Medal				7
	(9)	Legion of Merit				7
	(10)	Distinguished Flying Cross				8
	(11)	Navy and Marine Corps Medal				8
	(12)	Bronze Star Medal				9
	(13)	Air Medal				9
	(14)	Navy Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant				9
	(15)	Purple Heart				9
	(16)	Specially Meritorious Medal--War with Spain				10
PART II Unit Awards
1.	Presidential Unit Citation					11
2.	Navy Unit Commendation					16
PART III Special and Commemorative Medals
1.	Special Medals					27
	(1)	Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon				27
	(2)	Naval Reserve Medal				27
	(3)	Armed Forces Reserve Medal				27
	(4)	Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal				28
	(5)	Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon				29
	(6)	Good Conduct Medal				29
		(a)	Navy (with chart)			29
		(b)	Marine Corps			32
		(c)	Coast Guard			34
	(7)	Philippine Defense Ribbon				35
	(8)	Philippine Liberation Ribbon				35
	(9)	Philippine Independence Ribbon				35
	(10)	Medal for Humane Action				35
	(11)	Gunnery Medals				36
		(a)	Edward Trenchard Medal			36
		(b)	Knox Gun-Pointer Medal			36
		(c)	Small Arms Medals and Badges			36
2.	Commemorative Medals					36
	(1)	Dewey Medal (Commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay)				36
	(2)	Sampson Medal (Commemorating Naval Engagements in the West Indies)				36
	(3)	Peary Polar Expedition Medal (1908-09)				36
	(4)	NC-4 Medal (Commemorating the First Transatlantic Flight in the U.S. Naval Flying Boat "NC-4" in May 1919)				36
	(5)	Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal (1928-30)				36
	(6)	Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35)				36
	(7)	United States Antarctic Expedition (1939-41)				37
PART IV Campaign and Service Medals Editors Note: Due to the length of Part IV, it has been broken into three files for better access, especially on computers with slower internet connections. The first file contains Section 1 and Section 2, sub-sections 1 through 15. The second file contains section 2, sub-section 16. The third file contains section 2, sub-sections 17 through 21.       - HyperWar Editor
1.	General Instructions					39
2.	Campaigns and Service Medals--Requirement for					39
	(1)	Civil War Medal				39
	(2)	Expeditionary Medal				39
	(3)	Spanish Campaign Medal				41
	(4)	Philippine Campaign Medal				41
	(5)	China Relief Expedition Medal				42
	(6)	Cuban Pacification Medal				42
	(7)	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912)				43
	(8)	Mexican Service Medal				43
	(9)	Haitian Campaign Medal (1915 and 1919-20)				44
	(10)	Dominican Campaign Medal				45
	(11)	World War I Victory Medal				45
	(12)	Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1926-33)				55
	(13)	Yangtze Service Medal				56
	(14)	China Service Medal (1937-39)				57
	(15)	American Defense Service Medal				57
	(16)	Area Campaign Medals [World War II]				59
	(17)	World War II Victory Medal				161
	(18)	Navy Occupation Service Medal and China Service Medal (Extended)				161
	(19)	National Defense Service Medal				220
	(20)	Korean Service Medal				220
	(21)	United Nations Service Medal				245
PART V Decorations Awarded By Foreign Governments
1.	Requirements For Acceptance					247
PART VI Other Federal Decorations (non-military)
1.	General Requirements For					249
	(1)	Life-Saving Medals (Gold and Silver)				249
	(2)	Medals for Merit				250
	(3)	Medal of Freedom				250
	(4)	National Security Medal				250