# Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal

The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a campaign medal of the United States Navy which was authorized by an act of the United States Congress on 8 November 1929. The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded for service during operations in Nicaragua from 1926 to 1933, during the Nicaraguan civil war and the subsequent occupation. An earlier campaign medal, the Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, was awarded for service in Nicaragua 1912.

## History

The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was created by General Orders 197 of the Navy Department and approved by Congress to recognize participation by Navy and Marine Corps personnel in naval operations at Nicaragua between 27 August 1926 and 2 January 1933.

## Appearance

The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal appeared as a medal suspended from a red ribbon with several white stripes. The medal displayed a woman (representing Columbia), armed with a sword, defending two other figures with a cloak. The medal bore the words Second Nicaraguan Campaign with the dates 1926 – 1930 displayed on the medal's edges (although the medal was authorized until 1933).

## Criteria

To be awarded the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, a service member must have either served ashore during the specified period or on a United States ship, or as an embarked Marine, in the waters or land territory of Nicaragua during the aforementioned dates.
The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was considered a separate award from the first version of the medal and Navy regulations permitted the receipt and wear of both medals, if so authorized. Rear Admiral W. H. H. Southerland, who had been in overall command of both Nicaraguan campaigns, was the first recipient of both versions of the Nicaraguan Campaign Medal.
No ribbon attachments or devices were authorized.

## Eligible ships

The crews of the following ships were awarded the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal for service during the noted periods of time:
| Ship | Dates | Ship | Dates |
| USS Asheville | 5–12 August 1929 26 December 1929 7-9 February 1930 31 January-3 March 1931 13 May-17 June 1931 | USS Bainbridge | 26 April-4 June 1927 |
| USS Barker | 10 January 27 13-31 January 1927 | USS Barry | 19–30 December 1926 2-9 January 1927 |
| USS Borie | 9–18 January 1927 24 January-15 March 1927 | USS Brooks | 18–21 December 1926 |
| USS Cincinnati | 11 Jan 1927 14-27 January 1927 | USS Coghlan | 18 February-21 March 1927 |
| USS Cleveland | 12 December 1926 – 17 January 1927 21 January-22 March 1927 28 March-24 May 1927 20 May-7 June 1927 18 June 1927 – 21 July 1927 4-24 August 1927 16-19 September 1927 23 September-1 October 1927 11-14 October 1927 28 October-20 November 1927 24 March-24 April 1928 29 April 1928 15 May-14 June 1928 11 July 1928 23-26 July 1928 31 July 1928 – 8 August 1928 25 August 1928 – 22 September 1928 4-15 October 1928 20 October 1928 3-8 November 1928 19-21 May 1929 27 June-2 August 1929 | USS Denver | 18 September 1926 25 September-16 November 1926 27 November 1926-13 January 1927 17 January-20 March 1927 26 March-30 May 1927 2-29 June 1927 15 July-13 August 1927 24 August-6 September 1927 29 December 1927-12 January 1928 21-22 January 1928 29 January-19 February 1928 5-28 March 1928 9 April-15 May 1928 17 June-22 July 1928 8-12 August 1928 25-28 August 1928 6-14 December 1928 1-4 January 1929 16-21 January 1929 11-14 April 1929 9 August 1929 16 August-30 September 1929 27-28 November 1929 29 March-31 May 1930 22 April-7 May 1930 5 September-10 October 1930 |
| USS Detroit | 23 March-17 April 1927 | USS John D. Edwards | 9 January 1927 17-27 January 1927 31 January-3 February 1927 7-13 February 1927 |
| USS Flusser | 24 April-19 May 1927 23 May-12 June 1927 | USS Galveston | 27 August-1 November 1926 13 November-7 December 1926 10-27 December 1926 5 January-22 February 1927 4 March-20 April 1927 30 Apr 27-18 Jun 27 26 Sep 27-13 Oct 27 6 Nov 27-20 Nov 27 2 Dec 27-30 Dec 27 8 Jan 28-23 Jan 28 26 Feb 28-31 Mar 28 4 Apr 28-11 Apr 28 30 Apr 28 15 May 28-18 Jun 28 26 Sep 28-19 Oct 28 2 Nov 28-15 Nov 28 18 Feb 29-19 Feb 29 18 Apr 29-19 Apr 29 2 Jun 29-27 Jun 29 2 Aug 29-04 Aug 29 5 Apr 30-22 Apr 30 |
| USS Gilmer | 25 September-7 October 1926 11-30 October 1926 | USS Goff | 15 January-11 February 1927 |
| USS Hatfield | 13–27 February 1927 3-21 March 1927 | USS Henderson | 7–26 March 1927 |
| USS Humphreys | 21–22 November 1926 | USS Reuben James | 21 January-15 March 1927 |
| USS Kane | 19 March-4 April 1927 24 April 1927 | USS Kidder | 13–27 June 1927 |
| USS King | 26 April-3 May 1927 7 May-9 June 1927 | USS La Vallette | 13–23 June 1927 |
| USS Lawrence | 13 February-11 March 1927 14-21 March 1927 | USS Litchfield | 23 June-10 July 1927 31 July 1927 |
| USS Marblehead | 11–29 January 1927 | USS Marcus | 11–13 August 1927 |
| USS McFarland | 19 March-8 April 1927 12-24 April 1927 | USS Melvin | 25 June-18 July 1927 |
| USS Memphis | 26 October-8 November 1932 | USS Mervine | 26 Jun 27 9-20 July 1927 |
| USS Milwaukee | 29 January-8 February 1927 11-15 February 1927 19 February-2 May 1927 2-4 June 1927 9-13 June 1927 | USS Mullany | 30 July-13 August 1927 |
| USS Osborne | 11–16 January 1927 | USS Overton | 30 August-13 September 1932 |
| USS James K. Paulding | 1–13 November 1926 16-19 November 1926 19-29 March 1927 3-24 April 1927 | USS Philip | 31 January-9 February 1932 8-11 April 1932 30 April 1932 |
| USS Preston | 29 April-10 May 1927 15 May-3 June 1927 7-13 June 1927 | USS Quail | 27 December 1927 – 31 January 1928 9-12 February 1927 |
| USS Raleigh | 5 February-23 March 1927 | USS Reed | 24 April-22 May 1927 26 May-12 June 1927 |
| USS Rochester | 21 January-15 March 1927 12-25 June 1927 16 July-9 August 1927 31 August-6 October 1926 15 October-9 December 1926 22 December 1926-20 January 1927 27 January-1 February 1927 21-24 July 1927 2-5 August 1927 10-11 October 1927 6-7 November 1927 7 January-1 February 1928 16 February-15 March 1928 24 March-7 April 1928 28-31 May 1928 27-30 June 1928 8-18 July 1928 21 July-25 August 1928 22-27 September 1928 19 October-27 November 1928 31 December 1928-7 January 1929 4-11 February 1929 13-18 July 1929 25 November-19 December 1929 9 October-16 November 1930 3-14 April 1931 | USS Sacramento | 16–27 March 1929 2-4 June 1929 22-24 September 1929 14-24 March 1930 3-31 January 1931 17 April-13 May 1931 14 August-11 September 1931 |
| USS Selfridge | 18 June-17 July 1927 23-26 July 1927 | USS Shirk | 2–23 July 1927 |
| USS Sloat | 25 June-9 July 1927 22 July-8 August 27 | USS Robert Smith | 12–25 June 1927 16 July-9 August 1927 |
| USS Sturtevant | 19 September-4 October 1932 | USS Smith Thompson | 25–30 September 1926 3 October-1 November 1926 11-16 January 1927 |
| USS Tracy | 22 November-18 December 1926 15 March-26 April 1927 | USS Trenton | 17 April-16 May 1927 |
| USS Tulsa | 29 August-28 September 1926 7-8 October 1926 12-16 October 1926 1 November-14 December 1926 3 March-30 April 1926 7 May-19 July 1927 13 August-24 September 1927 14 October-7 November 1927 30 November-20 December 1927 6 Jan-16 February 1928 10 March 1928 14 June-2 July 1928 7-11 July 1928 21-25 July 1928 7-21 August 1928 31 August-16 September 1928 28 September-4 October 1928 18 November-9 December 1928 | USS Whipple | 22 Nov 26 5-7 December 1926 9-19 December 1926 15 March-27 April 1927 |
| USS Wickes | 30 January-9 February 1932 | USS Williamson | 15–29 January 1927 2-18 February 1927 |
| USS Wood | 27 June-16 July 1927 | USS Yarborough | 12–18 June 1927 8 July-5 August 1927 |