The Navy Occupation Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy which was issued to Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who participated in the European and Asian occupation forces following the close of the Second World War. The decoration was also bestowed to personnel of who performed duty in West Berlin between 1945 and 1990. The Navy Occupation Service Medal was presented as a medal with two service clasps, those being the "Europe" and "Asia" clasps.
The following geographical duty areas, and time frames of eligibility, qualified a service member to receive the Navy Occupation Service Medal with Europe clasp.
For those service members who performed military duty during the Berlin Airlift, the Airlift Device is authorized as a device to the Navy Occupation Service Medal.
Pacific
The Pacific Clasp was authorized for any service performed in the Asiatic-Pacific area between the dates of September 2, 1945 and April 27, 1952. This included service in Korea, however those service members who had received the Korean Service Medal could not be awarded both the Occupation Medal and Korean Service Medal for the same period of service.
Army Equivalent
The United States Army equivalent of the Navy Occupation Service Medal was the Army of Occupation Medal. Both medals appeared as identical ribbons but had different full sized medals and used different service clasps.
The NavyOccupationServiceMedal was established by ALNAV 24 on January 22, 1947 and implemented by Navy Department General Orders 255 of January 28, 1948.
Units performing service in the Korean area during the period of June 27, 1950 to April 27, 1952, inclusive, and which are eligible for the Korean ServiceMedal, will not be credited with eligibility for the NavyOccupationServiceMedal for the same period.
The NavyOccupationServiceMedal was awarded for military service in one of the occupied territories or afloat in their home waters after World War II during the inclusive dates noted above.
The NavyOccupationServiceMedal was presented as a medal with two service clasps, those being the "Europe" and "Asia" clasps.
For those service members who performed military duty during the Berlin Airlift, the Airlift Device is authorized as a device to the NavyOccupationServiceMedal.
This included service in Korea, however those service members who had received the Korean ServiceMedal could not be awarded both the OccupationMedal and Korean ServiceMedal for the same period of service.
Feeds |
Contact