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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
Ramage, Lawson Paterson "Red"19-01-192015-04-1990more
Ramey, Elwood12-04-1920 
Ramey, Howard Knox14-10-189626-03-1943more
Raybuck, Donald Eugene13-01-1918 more
Reaves, Walker Alpha00-00-190100-00-1963more
Redding, Joseph Alsop07-06-189424-02-1984more
Reeves, Joseph Mason "Bull"20-11-187225-03-1948more
Reeves, Thomas James09-12-189507-12-1941
Reid, Ernest Leroy13-04-192018-09-2015more
Rentz, George Snavely25-07-188201-03-1942more
Restifo, Joseph T.09-03-191903-04-2009
Richardson Jr., Robert Charlwood27-10-188202-03-1954more
Ricketts, Milton Ernest05-08-191308-05-1942
Riefkohl, Frederick Louis "Fritz"27-02-188900-09-1669more
Ritter, Ozias D.03-10-1919 more
Robbins, Berton Aldrich, Jr.27-08-190804-12-1983more
Rockey, Keller Emrick27-09-188806-06-1970more
Rockwell, George Lincoln09-03-191825-08-1967more
Roe, Eugene Gilbert "Doc"17-10-192230-12-1998more
Rooks, Albert Harold29-12-189101-03-1942more
Roosevelt, James "Jimmy"23-12-190713-08-1991more
Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.13-09-188712-07-1944more
Ross, Donald Kirby08-12-191027-05-1992more
Rupertus, William Henry "Bill"14-11-188925-03-1945more
Ryan, Francis  more
Ryan, Michael Patrick30-01-191609-01-2005more

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