The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-09
TO AWARD MEDALS
TO OVERSEAS MEN

the United States at any time between
April 6, 1917, and November IL, 1918,
and whose service was honorable.
Battle clasps will be awarded for
each of the major operations and for
the occupation of a defensive sector.
Only n defensive clasp will be
awarded to any one individual. To
be eligible for a battle clasp, the off,
Ger or enlisted man must have been
actually present. under competent
orders, in the sector of the army,
corps. division, or smaller indepen-
dent organization, during the period
in which the organization was en-
gagged. The officer or enlisted man
may have belonged to the organize
ton in question, been attached to il,
or have served it in some independent
capacity. The authorized presence of
the person in the locality at the time
of operation will be the determining
factor in the award of clasp. Each
officer or enlisted man serving in the
First army area between August 80
and November IL, 1918, or in the Sec
ond army area between October IL
and November IL, 1918, will be entitled
to the defensive sector clasp, irrespec-
tive of awards for major operations.
Each officer or enlisted nan serving
in the ares of corps divisions, or n
smaller Independent organizations,
under French, British, Belgian, or
Italian commands, between April 6,
1917, and November IL, 1918, will be
entitled to the defensive sector clasp,
irrespective of awards for major oper-
atoms. Each officer or enlisted man
present in an engagement in Euro
pean Russia since August /. 1918, or
in Siberia since August Is, 1918, will
be entitled to a defensive sector clasp.
The following operations are an
nounced as major operations:
Cambrai-Between May IL and Decem-
Der 4, 1917.
Somme ~(defensive) Between March
81 and April 6. 1918.
Lys - Between April 8 and April 81,
1918.
Aisne-On the Chemin des Danes and
northeast of Rheims between May
81 and June 5, 1918.
Montdidier-Noyon - Between June 9
and June Is. 1918.
Champahne-Marne - Between July Is
and July 1S, 1918.
Aisne Marine = Between July Is and
August 6. 1918.
Somme Observation-Disclosures August s
and November IL, 1918.
Oise-Aisne Between August Is and
November IL. 1918.-
Ypres : Lys - Between August 10 and
November IL, 1918.
st. Mihiel-Between September IL and
September 16, 1918.
Meuse-Argonne - Between September
26 and November IL, 1918.
vitorio : veneto = Between October "a
and November 4, 1918.
Clasps will be awarded to each Off
Ger and enlisted man who served over
seas and is not entitled to a battle
clasp, as follows:
France - For service in France be-
tween April 6. 1917. and November
IL, 1918.
Italy For service in Italy between
April 6. 1917, and November IL. 1918.
Sheraton any service in Siberia.
Russia-For any service in European
Russia.
England-For service in England be-
tween April 6. 1917, and November
IL, 1918.
The clasp for this service will only
be awarded to officers and enlisted
who served in England and are
not entitled to one of the other clasps
above enumerated.
Officers and enlisted men forming
part of the personnel of the crews OF
army and commercial transports oper-
ating between the United States and
Europe will be included among those
authorized to wear one of the clasps,
depending upon the European country
for which the transport sailed. Not
more than n such clasp, however.
will be awarded to any one individual
under this authority.
A bronze star, three-sixteenths of an
inch in diameter. will be placed on
the service ribbon for each battle
clasp awarded. When an officer or
enlisted man has been cited in orders
issued from the headquarters OF a
force commanded by a general officer
for g~allantry in action not justifying
the award of a medal of honor. distin-
service cross or DISTINGUISHED