|
Home
>
Worthopedia – Price Guide
>
Militaria & Weapons >
European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Ribbon
|
Terms and Conditions for using our site |
European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Ribbon
Sold For:
 or Sign In to see what it's worth.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Ribbon The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created in 1942 by Executive Order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt . The decoration was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East ) during the years of the Second World War . The flag colors of Germany, Italy, and the United States are visible in the ribbon. Originally known as the "EAME Ribbon", the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is awarded for any service performed between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946 provided such service was performed in the geographical theater areas of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. For those service members who participated in multiple battle campaigns, service stars are authorized to the decoration with the arrowhead device awarded for any airborne or amphibious operations performed. The Fleet Marine Force combat operation insignia is also authorized for certain sailors. The following campaigns are recognized by service stars to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Egypt -Libya : 11 Jun 42 - 12 Feb 43 Air Offensive, Europe: 4 Jul 42 - 5 Jun 44 Algeria -French Morocco : 8-11 Nov 42 Tunisia : 12 Nov 42 - 13 May 43 Sicily : 14 May 43 - 17 Aug 43 Naples -Foggia: 18 Aug 43 - 21 Jan 44 Anzio : 22 Jan 44 - 24 May 44 Rome -Arno : 22 Jan 44 - 9 Sep 44 Normandy : 6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44 Northern France : 25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44 Southern France: 15 Aug 44 - 14 Sep 44 Northern Apennines : 10 Sep 44 - 4 Apr 45 Rhineland : 15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45 Ardennes -Alsace : 16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45 Central Europe: 22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45 Po Valley: 5 Apr 45 - 8 May 45
For those service members who did not participate in a designated battle campaign, the following "blanket campaigns" are authorized to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, denoted by service stars Antisubmarine: 7 Dec 41 - 2 Sep 45 Ground Combat: 7 Dec 41 - 2 Sep 45 Air Combat: 7 Dec 41 - 2 Sep 45The Pacific Theater counterpart to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal . The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded as a ribbon throughout the entire Second World War and it was not until 1947 that a full sized medal was authorized. The first recipient of the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower who was presented the decoration in recognition of his service as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. 
Items in the Worthopedia are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.
View Similar ItemsMore Items from eBay
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Joining is free and gives you access to our Community & Forums.
If you are interested in our pricing data or other paid memberships, try our Full 7-day Free Trial Here.
By creating an account you agree to our Terms & Conditions
