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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

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Bailey, Kenneth Dillon* October 21st, 1910
† September 27th, 1942
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 82

Baker, Vernon Joseph* December 17th, 1919
† July 13th, 2010

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Bakutis, Frederick Edward* November 4th, 1912
† October 4th, 2009

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Barksdale, Hamlett Jr.* December 30th, 1908
† August 26th, 1979
Plot: XV Row: E Grave: 52

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Barnes, Doyle Clayton* April 5th, 1912
† August 2nd, 1942

Barraco, Victor Anthony* 1893
† December 15th, 1990
Plot: J Row: 0 Grave: 741

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Barrett, Charles Dodson* August 16th, 1885
† October 8th, 1943

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Bartosh, Walter Richard* October 18th, 1920
† February 4th, 2012

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Basilone, John "Manila John"* November 4th, 1916
† February 19th, 1945

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Bauer, Harold William "Indian Joe"* November 20th, 1908
† November 14th, 1942

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Beatty, Frank Edmund Jr.* June 17th, 1894
† November 12th, 1976
Plot: 2 Grave: 872 RH

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Becton, Frederick Julian* May 15th, 1908
† December 24th, 1995
Plot: 35 Grave: 5249

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Belfield, Justus R. "Jay"* 1916
† November 12th, 2014

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Bell, Frederick Jackson* September 5th, 1903
† October 15th, 1994

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Benn, William Charles† May 22nd, 2002

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Bennett, Donald Vivian* May 9th, 1915
† November 28th, 2005
Plot: 18 Row: G Grave: 84

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Bennion, Mervyn Sharp* May 5th, 1887
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: West-3 Row: 148 Grave: 1-cent

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Billingslea, Charles* May 16th, 1914
† March 14th, 1989

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Blaisdell, Donald B.* December 13th, 1921
† November 14th, 2002

Blankenship, Robert C.* April 13th, 1921
† August 13th, 1970

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Bogue, Douglas W.* 1918
† March 7th, 2004

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Boice, Orrin Kendall* 1917
† January 9th, 1945

Bolling, Alexander Russell Sr.* August 28th, 1895
† June 4th, 1964
Plot: 3 Grave: 1393B

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Bolte, Charles Lawrence* May 8th, 1895
† February 11th, 1989

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Bolton, John Clarence* March 17th, 1907

Bong, Richard Ira* September 24th, 1920
† August 6th, 1945

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Bontier, Albert Marion* October 14th, 1913
† October 3rd, 1944

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Borneman, John K.* November 17th, 1898
† February 10th, 1972
Plot: 2 Grave: E-241

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Bothne, Adolph M.* April 18th, 1905
† May 1st, 1980
Plot: I Grave: 5075

Bowen, William E.* October 19th, 1905
† October 24th, 1944

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Boyd, Randall Thomas, Jr* September 24th, 1918
† October 27th, 2001
Plot: 66 Grave: 6703

Boyd, Tillman E.* December 27th, 1904
† November 24th, 1992

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Boyington, Gregory "Pappy"* December 4th, 1912
† January 11th, 1988
Plot: 7A Grave: 150

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Braddy, Wilney* November 30th, 1917
† September 13th, 2003

Bradley, Omar Nelson* February 12th, 1893
† April 8th, 1981

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Bradley, Ruby Grace* December 19th, 1907
† May 28th, 2002

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Brain, Alvin C.* January 11th, 1922

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Brand, Lawrence Neville* August 13th, 1920
† April 16th, 1992

Braun, Gustav Joseph, Jr.* January 15th, 1895
† March 17th, 1945
Plot: 11 Grave: 838

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Brett, George Howard* February 7th, 1886
† December 2nd, 1963

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Bright, Murl* February 19th, 1919
† April 4th, 2008
Plot: 54 Grave: 5557

Briscoe, Robert Pearce "Robbie"* February 19th, 1897
† October 14th, 1968
Plot: 2 Grave: 3387-C

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Britt, Maurice Lee "Footsie"* June 29th, 1919
† November 26th, 1995
Plot: 20 Grave: 319

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Bromeyer, James Richard* 1915
† October 7th, 1944

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Browder, Maurice Eugene* October 22nd, 1897
† November 5th, 1973

Brown, Albert Eger* June 13th, 1889
† October 12th, 1984
Plot: 6 Grave: 5798

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Brown, Bobbie Evan, Jr.* September 2nd, 1903
† November 8th, 1971

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Brown, Paul Armstrong* 1916
† October 11th, 1944

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Brown, Robert L.* December 15th, 1913

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Brown, Wilson Jr.* April 27th, 1882
† January 2nd, 1957

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Buckmaster, Elliott "Buck"* October 19th, 1889
† October 10th, 1976

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Buckner, Simon Bolivar (Jr.)* July 18th, 1886
† June 18th, 1945

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Bugg, Thomas Jackson (Jr.)* March 29th, 1920
† October 2nd, 2015

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Burke, Arleigh Albert "31-Knot Burke"* October 19th, 1901
† January 1st, 1996

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Burke, Francis Xavier "Frank"* September 29th, 1918
† September 6th, 1988

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Burnett, Howard Reason* June 5th, 1916
† August 4th, 1944

Butts, John Edward* August 4th, 1922
† July 23rd, 1944

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Byers, Clovis Ethelbert* November 5th, 1899
† December 13th, 1973
Plot: 2 Grave: 4737-E-LH

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn* October 25th, 1888
† March 11th, 1957

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