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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
Pace, Herbert Edward19-03-191828-04-1942more
Paige, Mitchell31-08-191815-11-2003more
Parker, George Marshall17-04-188925-10-1968more
Parsons, William Sterling "Deak"26-11-190105-12-1953more
Patterson, William Levoir  
Patton, George Smith Jr.11-11-188521-12-1945more
Pellettiere, John M.28-07-191806-08-1980more
Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"06-11-192405-09-1950more
Perri, Peter P., Jr.28-02-1917 more
Peterson, Oscar Verner27-08-189913-05-1942
Pharris, Jackson Charles26-06-191217-10-1966more
Philip, George, Jr.14-04-191216-06-1945
Poff, Albert Harvey10-07-191931-05-1966
Pogue, William Grady25-11-189926-10-1982
Pollock, Edwin Allen21-03-189905-11-1982more
Pope, Everett Parker16-07-191916-07-2009more
Powell, James16-02-1909 
Powers, Darrell Cecil "Shifty"13-03-192317-06-2009more
Powers, John James03-07-191208-05-1942more
Pressler, Louis Philip, Jr.18-01-191625-02-1990more
Priest, Arlis24-02-192312-02-2008more
Pritchard, John A.12-01-191430-11-1943
Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.11-04-191914-03-2009more
Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"26-06-189811-10-1971more

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