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Antarctica Service Medal

Index Antarctica Service Medal

The Antarctica Service Medal (ASM) was established by the United States Congress on July 7, 1960 under Public Law 600 of the 86th Congress. [1]

44 relations: "A" Device, Antarctica, Arctic, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal, Carlisle Trost, Christine Siddoway, Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal, David Drewry, Delbert Black, Erroll M. Brown, Fredrik Th. Bolin, Howell M. Estes II, Kelly Jemison, Korean Service Medal, Latitude, Light blue, Martin Sponholz, Medal bar, Merton E. Davies, Michelle Rogan-Finnemore, Nancy Chabot, National Science Foundation, Navy Arctic Service Ribbon, Obverse and reverse, Overseas Service Ribbon, Richard H. Cruzen, Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal, Service ribbon, Shades of blue, United States Antarctic Expedition Medal, United States Antarctic Program, United States Armed Forces, United States Congress, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Navy, United States military award devices, United States Statutes at Large, Wesley L. McDonald, William A. Cassidy, 60th parallel south, 86th United States Congress.

"A" Device

The "A" Device is a miniature bronze inch letter "A" which comes with and without serifs, that is authorized for wear by the United States Armed Forces as a medal and ribbon device for two military awards.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John Kennedy.

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Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces awards and decorations are primarily the medals, service ribbons, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

The Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal is a Congressional medal established by an Act of Congress in 1930 to commemorate the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928–1930.

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Carlisle Trost

Admiral Carlisle Albert Herman Trost (born April 24, 1930 in Valmeyer, Illinois) is a retired United States Navy officer who served as the 23rd Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1 July 1986 to 29 June 1990.

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Christine Siddoway

Christine Siddoway is an American Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on the geology and tectonics of the Ford Ranges in western Marie Byrd Land.

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Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

The Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal was established on 20 May 1976 by Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Owen W. Siler.

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David Drewry

David John Drewry (born 22 September 1947, in Grimsby), speaker biography for 2008 conference at Yorkshire Universities (Word document listed), accessed 20 February 2010 is a glaciologist and geophysicist who was described in the conferring of an honorary degree by Anglia Ruskin University in 1998 as having an "outstanding reputation as an eminent scientist of international repute".

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Delbert Black

Delbert D. Black (11 July 1922 – 5 March 2000) was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 13 January 1967 to 1 April 1971.

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Erroll M. Brown

Erroll M. Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard.

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Fredrik Th. Bolin

Fredrik Thorstein Bolin (8 May 1931–2005) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.

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Howell M. Estes II

Howell Marion Estes Jr. (or Howell Marion Estes II) (September 18, 1914 – July 2, 2007) was a general in the United States Air Force and commander of the Military Air Transport Service, later renamed the Military Airlift Command.

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Kelly Jemison

Kelly Jemison is an American academic geologist specializing in Antarctic diatoms.

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Korean Service Medal

The Korean Service Medal (KSM) is a military award for service in the United States Armed Forces and was created in November 1950 by executive order of President Harry Truman.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Light blue

The first recorded use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915.

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Martin Sponholz

Martin Sponholz is an American meteorologist.

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Merton E. Davies

Merton E. Davies (September 13, 1917 – April 17, 2001) was a pioneer of America's space program, first in earth reconnaissance and later in planetary exploration and mapping.

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Michelle Rogan-Finnemore

Michelle Rogan-Finnemore is the Executive Secretary of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP) which is the international association which brings together the National Antarctic Programs that make up its members.

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Nancy Chabot

Nancy Chabot is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

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National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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Navy Arctic Service Ribbon

The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy which was established in May 1986.

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Obverse and reverse

Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.

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Overseas Service Ribbon

An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours of duty outside the borders of the United States of America.

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Richard H. Cruzen

Vice Admiral Richard Harold Cruzen (April 28, 1897 – April 15, 1970) was a United States Navy officer best known for his participation and leadership in Antarctic expeditions.

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Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal was established by Act of Congress in 1936 to commemorate the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

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Service ribbon

A service ribbon, medal ribbon, or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal.

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Shades of blue

Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities.

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United States Antarctic Expedition Medal

The United States Antarctic Expedition Medal is a combined military-civilian award that was authorized by the United States Congress on September 24, 1945 under Public Law 185 of the 79th Congress (59 Stat. 536).

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United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of the Army

The Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Department of the Navy

The United States Department of the Navy (DoN) was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798 (initiated by the recommendation of James McHenry),Bernard C. Steiner and James McHenry, (Cleveland: Burrows Brothers Co., 1907).

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United States military award devices

The United States Armed Forces authorizes certain medal and ribbon devices that may be worn if authorized on a defined set of United States military decorations and awards.

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United States Statutes at Large

The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress.

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Wesley L. McDonald

Wesley L. McDonald (July 6, 1924February 8, 2009) was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator.

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William A. Cassidy

William A. Cassidy is an American geologist and professor emeritus of Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

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60th parallel south

The 60th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.

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86th United States Congress

The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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Antarctic Service Medal, Antarctic Service Ribbon, Antarctica Service Ribbon, Wintered Over Device.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Service_Medal

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