Philippine Campaign Medal
Philippine Campaign Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Presented by | Department of War and Department of the Navy |
Eligibility | Service in the Philippine-American War |
Status | Obsolete |
The Philippine Campaign Medal is a
The Philippine Campaign Medal was a separate award from the Philippine Congressional Medal, which was an Army medal awarded for special services rendered during the Philippine–American War.
Army
The Army's version of the Philippine Campaign Medal was established on January 12, 1905 by order of the
- Any action in the Philippines between February 4, 1899 and July 4, 1902.
- Service in the Department of Mindanao between February 4, 1899 and December 31, 1904.
- Actions against the Leyte Islandbetween July 20, 1906 and June 30, 1907
- Military actions on Samarbetween August 2, 1904, and June 30, 1907.
- Military actions against Pala on Jolobetween April and May, 1905.
- Military actions against Datu Ali on Mindanao in October 1905.
- Military actions against hostile Moros on Mount Bud-Dajo, Jolo in March 1906.
- Military actions against hostile Moros on Mount Bagsac, Jolo, between January and July 1913.
- Military actions against hostile Moros on Mindanao or Jolo between 1910 and 1913.
- Any action in which a U.S. servicemen was killed or wounded or was involved in a hostile action between February 4, 1899, and December 31, 1913.
The Army's Philippine Campaign Medal was issued as a one time service medal regardless of the number of campaigns in which a servicemen participated. The
The Navy version of the Philippine Campaign Medal was established on June 27, 1908 by special order of the
To be awarded the Philippine Campaign Medal, a Navy or Marine Corps service member was required to perform service in the Philippine Islands between February 4, 1899 and December 31, 1904. Such service was required to be either ashore in support of Army units or on board certain vessels assigned to the area of the Philippine Sea. The Navy version of the Philippine Campaign Medal was as a one-time award with no devices authorized.
Appearance
The Army and Navy versions of the Philippine Campaign Medal varied slightly in the design with the Army's version of the award displaying a bronze medallion with the words "Philippine Insurrection" centered above the year numeral 1898 and below a
The Navy Philippine Campaign Medal was originally considered a completely separate award from the Army medal and appeared as suspended from a red and yellow ribbon.
On August 12, 1913, the Navy changed the ribbon color to match the Army's version of the award and from that point on the Army and Navy Philippine Campaign Medals were considered the same award but with different medal styles. The Navy's Philippine Campaign Medal displayed a bronze medallion with the words "Philippine Campaign", centered above the dates "1898–1903", and below a depiction of a stone gate leading into Manila.