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It is suspended from a 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide with a royal blue centre 0.5 inches (13 mm) flanked by two equal stripes of scarlet and dark green, the dark green being on the edges. The ribbon was issued during the war; the medal after the war. The medal was designed by the war artist Major Charles Comfort. [6]
Such medals presently recognised in the Canadian honours system are: Korea Medal: recognising combat service in the Korean War, 1950–1953; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea: recognising non-combat service in the Korea War, 1950–1953; Gulf and Kuwait Medal: recognising service in the Gulf War, 1990–1991
Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:
Recipients of Canadian military awards and decorations (6 C) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Canada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
Pages in category "Infantry regiments of Canada in World War II" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Although the Canadian government purchased and built thousands of military aircraft for use by the RCAF Home War Establishment (RCAF Eastern Air Command and RCAF Western Air Command) and the Canadian-based units of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, under the provisions of the plan Canada was to provide the training aircraft and ...
Campaign medals and other military awards and decorations issued exclusively for World War II The main article for this category is List of military awards and decorations of World War II . Subcategories