Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is another of the many medals of America that President Roosevelt created in late 1942 during the World War II years. The purpose of these US military medals was to honor US military personnel for service in the Pacific Theater during the period of 1941 to 1945. These military awards started life as military ribbons in 1941, and didn’t become full military medals until 1947. The European equivalent of these military decorations was called the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
Army medals are awarded for 21 official campaigns for the Pacific Theater, and Navy and Marine Corps medals are presented for 48 campaigns. Amphibious assaults are denoted by the arrowhead device, and additional awards are marked by Service Star devices. The colors for these military medals and ribbons are taken from the flags of the US and Japan.
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is positioned immediately below the American Campaign Medal, but directly above the World War Two Victory Medal, and is considered the equivalent of the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, in the general order of precedence that has been established to govern the official display of metals and ribbons on uniforms of United States Service personnel from all five branches of military service.
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is generally available as military medals, ribbons, and lapel pins. While traditionalist may still prefer to purchase the traditional slide-on full size military medals, mini-medals, and slide-on military ribbons; the newer thin mini-medals, and ultra thin military ribbons commercial suppliers now provide have become extremely popular among up and coming military personnel who know how important it is to their career advancement to always maximize the neatness and smartness of their uniform appearance.
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