The Wake Island Device is an award device of the United States military which is presented as a campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals.
4-818: The Wake Island Device is authorized for any sailor or Marine who was awarded the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal due to service during the defense of Wake Island during the opening days of U.S. involvement in the Second World War . To be awarded the Wake Island Device, a service member must have been awarded either the Navy Expeditionary Medal , or the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal , and must have served on Wake Island between December 7 and December 22, 1941. The Wake Island Device
8-601: Is a United States military award which is awarded to its military personnel for deployment to a foreign region to participate in a campaign or conflict. Expeditionary medals are unique to the United States Armed Forces, but similar medals are commonly known as campaign medals or service medals in foreign militaries. The United States also awards campaign and service medals for service in specific countries or regions while expeditionary medals are frequently awarded for service in regions and nations for which there
12-464: Is worn as a campaign clasp, inscribed with the words “Wake Island”, centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. When wearing the Expeditionary Medal as a ribbon, the Wake Island Device is annotated by a silver “W” device, centered on the decoration. A total of only 449 Marine Corps and 68 Navy personnel were eligible for the Wake Island Device, making it one of
16-425: The rarest of United States military awards. As a point of comparison, there were a total of 472 Medal of Honor recipients during World War II . This United States military article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to orders , decorations , and medals is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Expeditionary Medal An Expeditionary Medal
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