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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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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, "Skinny"* August 23rd, 1883
† September 2nd, 1953
Plot: 1 Grave: 358-A-B

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Walker, Kenneth Newton "Ken"* July 17th, 1898
† January 5th, 1943

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Wallace, William Jennings* August 6th, 1895
† July 7th, 1977

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Walter, Wilfred Aves* January 13th, 1908
† August 12th, 1996
Plot: 20A Row: 0 Grave: 3137

Walton, Merritt C.* December 18th, 1916
† August 7th, 1942

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Ward, James Richard* September 10th, 1921
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: 81 Grave: 1560

Ware, Keith Lincoln* November 23rd, 1915
† September 13th, 1968
Plot: 30 Grave: 258-3

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Watson, Thomas Eugene "Terrible Tommy"* January 18th, 1892
† March 6th, 1966
Plot: 1 Grave: 2865

Weeks, George Roland† January 30th, 1945
Plot: Panel 7/8 

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Wells, Noble William* November 29th, 1909
† October 24th, 1944

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Welsh, Harry F.* September 27th, 1918
† January 21st, 1995

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Westmoreland, William Childs* March 26th, 1914
† July 18th, 2005
Plot: 18 Row: 66 

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Weyland, Otto Paul "Opie"* January 27th, 1903
† September 2nd, 1979
Plot: 9 Row: 6M Grave: 5

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Wheeler, Raymond Albert* July 31st, 1885
† February 9th, 1974
Plot: 30 

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White Sr., Edward Higgins* May 22nd, 1901
† November 7th, 1978
Plot: 18 Row: G Grave: 78

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Whiting, Kenneth* July 22nd, 1881
† April 24th, 1943

Whitlock, Duane Lewis* January 29th, 1917
† April 10th, 2007

Wilbur, William Hale* September 24th, 1888
† December 27th, 1979
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 148

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Wilkins, Raymond Harrell* September 28th, 1917
† November 2nd, 1943

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Wilkinson, Theodore Stark "Ping"* December 22nd, 1888
† February 21st, 1946
Row: 2 Grave: 3645

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Williams, Harold Nordmark* April 6th, 1900
† 1974

Williams, Nathanel David Ray* November 26th, 1915
† October 24th, 1967

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Willoughby, Charles Andrew "Sir Charles"* March 8th, 1892
† October 25th, 1972
Plot: 1 Grave: 552-D

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Wilson, George Barry* March 27th, 1892
† December 4th, 1949
Plot: 2 Grave: E-317/RH

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Wilson, Robert Lee* May 24th, 1921
† August 4th, 1944

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Wimbley, Leon John* July 1920
† November 4th, 2011

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Winters, Richard Dick* January 21st, 1918
† January 2nd, 2011

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Wise, Kenneth L.* June 12th, 1920
† 1978

Wish, James Robert* January 4th, 1922
† September 24th, 2008

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Wordell, Malcolm Taber (USN)* May 22nd, 1911
† February 26th, 1996

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Wozenski, Edward F.* July 29th, 1915
† July 26th, 1987

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Wright, William Leslie* July 19th, 1902
† October 20th, 1982

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