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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
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, "Skinny"23-08-188302-09-1953more
Walker, Kenneth Newton "Ken"17-07-189805-01-1943more
Wallace, William Jennings06-08-189507-07-1977more
Walter, Wilfred Aves13-01-190812-08-1996
Walton, Merritt C.18-12-191607-08-1942more
Ward, James Richard10-09-192107-12-1941
Ware, Keith Lincoln23-11-191513-09-1968more
Watson, Thomas Eugene "Terrible Tommy"18-01-189206-03-1966
Weaver, James Andrew00-00-1915 
Weeks, George Roland 30-01-1945more
Wells, Noble William29-11-190924-10-1944more
Welsh, Harry F.27-09-191821-01-1995more
Westmoreland, William Childs26-03-191418-07-2005more
Weyland, Otto Paul "Opie"27-01-190302-09-1979more
Wheeler, Raymond Albert31-07-188509-02-1974more
White Sr., Edward Higgins22-05-190107-11-1978more
Whiting, Kenneth22-07-188124-04-1943
Whitlock, Duane Lewis29-01-191710-04-2007
Wilbur, William Hale24-09-188827-12-1979more
Wilkins, Raymond Harrell28-09-191702-11-1943more
Wilkinson, Clarence Edward 00-00-1983more
Wilkinson, Theodore Stark "Ping"22-12-188821-02-1946more
Williams, Harold Nordmark06-04-190000-00-1974
Williams, Nathanel David Ray26-11-191524-10-1967more
Willoughby, Charles Andrew "Sir Charles"08-03-189225-10-1972more
Wilson, George Barry27-03-189204-12-1949more
Wilson, Robert Lee24-05-192104-08-1944more
Wimbley, Leon John00-07-192004-11-2011more
Winters, Richard Dick21-01-191802-01-2011more
Wise, Kenneth L.12-06-192000-00-1978
Wiseman, James G.  
Wish, James Robert04-01-192224-09-2008more
Witkowsky, Edmund  
Woodard, Roy V.  
Wordell, Malcolm Taber (USN)22-05-191126-02-1996more
Wozenski, Edward F.29-07-191526-07-1987more
Wright, William Leslie19-07-190220-10-1982more

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