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American Defence Service Medal

The American Defence Service Medal could be awarded with clasps to donate pre-war and foreign service. The clasps that could be awarded were:
"FOREIGN SERVICE" Clasp issued by the United States Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
"BASE" Clasp issued by the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified).
"FLEET" Clasp issued by the Navy, Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations.
"SEA" Clasp issued by the Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea.
Also the decoration could be awarded with an:
"A" Device awarded to any member of the Navy who served duty in actual or potential belligerent contact with Axis Powers in the Atlantic Ocean between June 22 and December 7, 1941.
"Service star" worn in lieu of clasps when wearing the American Defense Service Medal as a ribbon on a military uniform.

Abdallah, John Edward "Ed"* December 21st, 1917
† October 28th, 1994

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Tennant, Raymond John* January 5th, 1920
† April 20th, 2015
Plot: 5 Grave: 179

Thigpen, Iverson H.* October 5th, 1920

Thomas, Evert Spencer, Jr.* November 18th, 1908
† December 13th, 1991
Plot: 64 Grave: 949

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Thomas, William Dow* April 4th, 1904
† 1968

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Thomason, Clyde Aristide* May 23rd, 1914
† August 18th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8037

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Thomsen, Alfred C.* December 4th, 1897
† August 16th, 1944

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Thrasher, Charles O.* December 9th, 1886
† September 2nd, 1960

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Thurston, James Edmondson* November 16th, 1912
† March 1st, 1944

Tibbets, Paul Warfield Jr.* February 23rd, 1915
† November 1st, 2007

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Timmerman, Grant Frederick* February 14th, 1919
† July 8th, 1944

Tomich, Peter* June 3rd, 1893
† December 7th, 1941

Toole, Lester Eugene* January 25th, 1918
† December 20th, 1991

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Torre, Joseph V.* November 7th, 1918
† October 13th, 1986

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Treadwell, Jack LeMaster* March 31st, 1919
† December 12th, 1977
Plot: XII Grave: 8

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True, Arnold Ellsworth* January 23rd, 1901
† December 11th, 1979

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Turnage, Allen Hal* January 3rd, 1891
† October 22nd, 1971
Plot: 5 

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Turner, Richmond Kelly "Terrible Turner"* May 27th, 1885
† February 12th, 1961

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