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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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Pace, Herbert Edward* March 19th, 1918
† April 28th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 2 Grave: 179

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Paige, Mitchell* August 31st, 1918
† November 15th, 2003

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Parker, George Marshall* April 17th, 1889
† October 25th, 1968

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Parsons, William Sterling "Deak"* November 26th, 1901
† December 5th, 1953
Plot: 3 Grave: 2167

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Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

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Pellettiere, John M.* July 28th, 1918
† August 6th, 1980

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Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"* November 6th, 1924
† September 5th, 1950
Plot: 8 Row: 15 

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Perri, Peter P., Jr.* February 28th, 1917

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Peterson, Oscar Verner* August 27th, 1899
† May 13th, 1942

Pharris, Jackson Charles* June 26th, 1912
† October 17th, 1966

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Philip, George, Jr.* April 14th, 1912
† June 16th, 1945

Poff, Albert Harvey* July 10th, 1919
† May 31st, 1966

Pogue, William Grady* November 25th, 1899
† October 26th, 1982
Plot: 5 Grave: 120

Pollock, Edwin Allen* March 21st, 1899
† November 5th, 1982
Plot: 60 Grave: 40

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Pope, Everett Parker* July 16th, 1919
† July 16th, 2009
Plot: 59 Grave: 3800

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Powell, James* February 16th, 1909

Powers, Darrell Cecil "Shifty"* March 13th, 1923
† June 17th, 2009

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Powers, John James* July 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1942

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Pressler, Louis Philip, Jr.* January 18th, 1916
† February 25th, 1990

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Priest, Arlis* February 24th, 1923
† February 12th, 2008

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Pritchard, John A.* January 12th, 1914
† November 30th, 1943

Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.* April 11th, 1919
† March 14th, 2009

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Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"* June 26th, 1898
† October 11th, 1971

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