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American Defence Service Medal

The American Defence Service Medal could be awarded with clasps to donate pre-war and foreign service. The clasps that could be awarded were:
"FOREIGN SERVICE" Clasp issued by the United States Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
"BASE" Clasp issued by the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified).
"FLEET" Clasp issued by the Navy, Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations.
"SEA" Clasp issued by the Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea.
Also the decoration could be awarded with an:
"A" Device awarded to any member of the Navy who served duty in actual or potential belligerent contact with Axis Powers in the Atlantic Ocean between June 22 and December 7, 1941.
"Service star" worn in lieu of clasps when wearing the American Defense Service Medal as a ribbon on a military uniform.

Abdallah, John Edward "Ed"* December 21st, 1917
† October 28th, 1994

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Bahlau, Fredrick A.  more
Bailey, Kenneth Dillon21-10-191027-09-1942
Baker, Vernon Joseph17-12-191913-07-2010more
Bakutis, Frederick Edward04-11-191204-10-2009more
Barksdale, Hamlett Jr.30-12-190826-08-1979more
Barnes, Doyle Clayton05-04-191202-08-1942
Barraco, Victor Anthony00-00-189315-12-1990more
Barrett, Charles Dodson16-08-188508-10-1943more
Barthes, August A.  
Bartosh, Walter Richard18-10-192004-02-2012more
Basilone, John "Manila John"04-11-191619-02-1945more
Bauer, Harold William "Indian Joe"20-11-190814-11-1942more
Beatty, Frank Edmund Jr.17-06-189412-11-1976more
Becton, Frederick Julian15-05-190824-12-1995more
Belfield, Justus R. "Jay"00-00-191612-11-2014more
Bell, Frederick Jackson05-09-190315-10-1994more
Benn, William Charles 22-05-2002more
Bennett, Donald Vivian09-05-191528-11-2005more
Bennion, Mervyn Sharp05-05-188707-12-1941more
Billingslea, Charles16-05-191414-03-1989more
Blaisdell, Donald B.13-12-192114-11-2002
Blankenship, Robert C.13-04-192113-08-1970more
Bogue, Douglas W.00-00-191807-03-2004more
Boice, Orrin Kendall00-00-191709-01-1945
Bolling, Alexander Russell Sr.28-08-189504-06-1964more
Bolte, Charles Lawrence08-05-189511-02-1989more
Bolton, John Clarence17-03-1907 
Bong, Richard Ira24-09-192006-08-1945more
Bontier, Albert Marion14-10-191303-10-1944more
Borneman, John K.17-11-189810-02-1972more
Bothne, Adolph M.18-04-190501-05-1980
Boudreaux, A J  more
Bowen, William E.19-10-190524-10-1944more
Boyd, Randall Thomas, Jr24-09-191827-10-2001
Boyd, Tillman E.27-12-190424-11-1992more
Boyington, Gregory "Pappy"04-12-191211-01-1988more
Braddy, Wilney30-11-191713-09-2003
Bradley, Omar Nelson12-02-189308-04-1981more
Bradley, Ruby Grace19-12-190728-05-2002more
Brain, Alvin C.11-01-1922 more
Brand, Lawrence Neville13-08-192016-04-1992
Braun, Gustav Joseph, Jr.15-01-189517-03-1945more
Bretschneider, Andrew  more
Brett, George Howard07-02-188602-12-1963more
Briggs, David Leslie  more
Bright, Murl19-02-191904-04-2008
Briscoe, Robert Pearce "Robbie"19-02-189714-10-1968more
Britt, Maurice Lee "Footsie"29-06-191926-11-1995more
Bromeyer, James Richard00-00-191507-10-1944more
Browder, Maurice Eugene22-10-189705-11-1973
Brown, Albert Eger13-06-188912-10-1984more
Brown, Bobbie Evan, Jr.02-09-190308-11-1971more
Brown, Florentine J.  
Brown, Paul Armstrong00-00-191611-10-1944more
Brown, Robert L.15-12-1913 more
Brown, Wilson Jr.27-04-188202-01-1957more
Buckmaster, Elliott "Buck"19-10-188910-10-1976more
Buckner, Simon Bolivar (Jr.)18-07-188618-06-1945more
Bugg, Thomas Jackson (Jr.)29-03-192002-10-2015more
Burke, Arleigh Albert "31-Knot Burke"19-10-190101-01-1996more
Burke, Francis Xavier "Frank"29-09-191806-09-1988more
Burnett, Howard Reason05-06-191604-08-1944
Butts, John Edward04-08-192223-07-1944more
Byers, Clovis Ethelbert05-11-189913-12-1973more
Byrd, Richard Evelyn25-10-188811-03-1957more

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