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  2. Antarctica Service Medal - Wikipedia

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    The Antarctica Service Medal (ASM) was established by the United States Congress on July 7, 1960, under Public Law 600 of the 86th Congress. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The medal was intended as a military award to replace several commemorative awards which had been issued for previous Antarctica expeditions from 1928 to 1941.

  3. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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    The last single service award was issued in 1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died together during World War II. [6] There have been no single service awards issued since by the U.S. military, mainly due to the decline and complications of awarding commemorative service ...

  4. Category:United States Antarctic Program - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The Antarctic Sun; Antarctica Service Medal; B. Byrd Station; E. Eights Station;

  5. United States Antarctic Expedition Medal - Wikipedia

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    The first United States Antarctic Expedition Medal (gold version) was presented to Admiral Richard E. Byrd. As the 1st and 2nd Byrd Expedition medals, and the United States Antarctic Expedition medal were only authorized to be awarded to a select number of people, in 1960 the Antarctica Service Medal was created, which can be awarded generally.

  6. Antarctic Service Medal - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 21 October 2011, at 20:51 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Navy Arctic Service Ribbon - Wikipedia

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    The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy which was established in May 1986. The ribbon is authorized to any member of the U.S. Navy or United States Marine Corps for service above the Arctic Circle. Like the Antarctica Service Medal, it may also be awarded to civilians and members of other U.S. services.

  8. Category:Awards for polar exploration - Wikipedia

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    This category is for civil or military awards of any country for exploration or service in the Arctic or Antarctic. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

  9. Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States ...

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    After World War II, The Korean Service Medal [5] was the first inter-service non-decoration award which was awarded by all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces; in 1947, the United States Air Force had been established as a separate branch of service. Since 1956, and 2010, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Silver Star Medal may also be ...