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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

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Mabry, George Lafayette, Jr.14-09-191713-07-1990more
MacKenzie, George Kenneth, Jr.30-05-191015-03-1943
MacNider, Hanford02-10-188918-02-1968more
Madden, Rondilee A.31-01-192213-12-2013more
Marshall, George Catlett31-12-188016-09-1959more
Marston VI, John03-08-188425-11-1957more
Mashek, Anthony J.27-07-191416-09-1999
Mashek, Charles J.28-12-191302-07-1973
Massello, William "Wild Bill"24-02-190703-02-1997more
Maxwell, Robert Dale26-10-192011-05-2019more
McCain, John Sidney Jr.17-01-191122-03-1981more
McCain, John Sidney, Sr. "Slew"09-08-188406-09-1945more
McCampbell, David S. (USN)16-01-191030-06-1996more
McCandless, Bruce12-08-191124-01-1968more
McCarthy, Joseph Jeremiah10-08-191115-06-1996more
McCloud, George William  more
McClure, Lionel Alfred02-10-191727-01-1997more
McCutcheon, Keith Barr10-08-191513-07-1971more
McNair, Lesley James25-05-188325-07-1944more
McNarney, Joseph Taggart28-08-189301-02-1972more
McTaggart, Claude Frederick20-02-192215-06-1944
McVay III, Charles B.30-07-189806-11-1968more
Mendelson, Joseph Aaron01-01-189129-09-1986more
Mendez, Louis Gonzaga, Jr.14-07-191519-09-2001more
Merrill, Frank Dow04-12-190311-12-1955more
Mifsud, Frank02-02-191904-03-1978
Miller, Hary I.15-07-191403-11-1942
Millett, Lewis Lee, Sr. "Red"15-12-192014-11-2009more
Miltonberger, Butler Buchanan31-08-189723-03-1977more
Minaga, Yuki "Uke"18-07-191911-11-2012
Moore, George Fleming31-07-188702-12-1949more
Moore, Hulen  
Moore, Samuel Nobre07-09-189109-08-1942more
Morrell, Robert Edison01-08-191611-02-2009
Morrison, George Stephen "Steve"07-01-191917-11-2008more
Morrison, Leland Edward16-10-192124-03-1999more
Moto, Kaoru25-04-191726-08-1992more
Mucci, Henry A. "Hank"04-03-190920-04-1997more
Mulcahy, Francis Patrick09-03-189411-12-1973more
Mullens, Vescor13-10-1907 more
Mullinnix, Allen Prather12-12-189804-01-1978
Mullinnix, Henry Maston04-07-189224-11-1943more
Munro, Douglas Albert11-10-191927-09-1942
Murphy, Audie Leon20-06-192428-05-1971more
Murphy, Charles R.00-00-1917 
Murphy, Joseph A. "Joe"22-10-191300-00-1990more
Murphy, Vincent Raphael00-00-189610-07-1974more
Murray, Raymond L.30-01-191311-11-2004more

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