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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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Mabry, George Lafayette, Jr.* September 14th, 1917
† July 13th, 1990

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MacKenzie, George Kenneth, Jr.* May 30th, 1910
† March 15th, 1943

MacNider, Hanford* October 2nd, 1889
† February 18th, 1968

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Madden, Rondilee A.* January 31st, 1922
† December 13th, 2013

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Marshall, George Catlett* December 31st, 1880
† September 16th, 1959
Plot: 7 Grave: 8198

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Marston VI, John* August 3rd, 1884
† November 25th, 1957

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Mashek, Anthony J.* July 27th, 1914
† September 16th, 1999

Mashek, Charles J.* December 28th, 1913
† July 2nd, 1973

Massello, William "Wild Bill"* February 24th, 1907
† February 3rd, 1997
Plot: O Row: 0 Grave: 186

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Maxwell, Robert Dale* October 26th, 1920
† May 11th, 2019

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McCain, John Sidney Jr.* January 17th, 1911
† March 22nd, 1981
Plot: 3 Grave: 4001

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McCain, John Sidney, Sr. "Slew"* August 9th, 1884
† September 6th, 1945
Plot: 3 Grave: 4356

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McCampbell, David S. (USN)* January 16th, 1910
† June 30th, 1996

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McCandless, Bruce* August 12th, 1911
† January 24th, 1968

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McCarthy, Joseph Jeremiah* August 10th, 1911
† June 15th, 1996

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McClure, Lionel Alfred* October 2nd, 1917
† January 27th, 1997

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McCutcheon, Keith Barr* August 10th, 1915
† July 13th, 1971
Plot: 5 

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McNair, Lesley James* May 25th, 1883
† July 25th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 28 Grave: 42

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McNarney, Joseph Taggart* August 28th, 1893
† February 1st, 1972

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McTaggart, Claude Frederick* February 20th, 1922
† June 15th, 1944

McVay III, Charles B.* July 30th, 1898
† November 6th, 1968

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Mendelson, Joseph Aaron* January 1st, 1891
† September 29th, 1986
Plot: 6 Grave: 1351-E

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Mendez, Louis Gonzaga, Jr.* July 14th, 1915
† September 19th, 2001
Plot: 7A Grave: 145

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Merrill, Frank Dow* December 4th, 1903
† December 11th, 1955
Plot: II Row: B Grave: 27

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Mifsud, Frank* February 2nd, 1919
† March 4th, 1978

Miller, Hary I.* July 15th, 1914
† November 3rd, 1942
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 9-11

Millett, Lewis Lee, Sr. "Red"* December 15th, 1920
† November 14th, 2009
Plot: 2 Grave: 1910

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Miltonberger, Butler Buchanan* August 31st, 1897
† March 23rd, 1977

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Minaga, Yuki "Uke"* July 18th, 1919
† November 11th, 2012

Moore, George Fleming* July 31st, 1887
† December 2nd, 1949

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Moore, Samuel Nobre* September 7th, 1891
† August 9th, 1942

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Morrell, Robert Edison* August 1st, 1916
† February 11th, 2009

Morrison, George Stephen "Steve"* January 7th, 1919
† November 17th, 2008

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Morrison, Leland Edward* October 16th, 1921
† March 24th, 1999
Plot: Q Row: O Grave: 14

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Moto, Kaoru* April 25th, 1917
† August 26th, 1992

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Mucci, Henry A. "Hank"* March 4th, 1909
† April 20th, 1997
Plot: XXXII Row: F Grave: 102

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Mulcahy, Francis Patrick* March 9th, 1894
† December 11th, 1973
Plot: 2 

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Mullens, Vescor* October 13th, 1907

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Mullinnix, Allen Prather* December 12th, 1898
† January 4th, 1978

Mullinnix, Henry Maston* July 4th, 1892
† November 24th, 1943
Plot: Court 1 

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Munro, Douglas Albert* October 11th, 1919
† September 27th, 1942

Murphy, Audie Leon* June 20th, 1924
† May 28th, 1971

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Murphy, Joseph A. "Joe"* October 22nd, 1913
† 1990

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Murphy, Vincent Raphael* 1896
† July 10th, 1974

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Murray, Raymond L.* January 30th, 1913
† November 11th, 2004

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