The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-03
WAR SERVICE MEDALS
NOW AVAILABLE
For Veterans Of spansh-American
War, Mexican Border Service and
World War,


The adjutant generals Office OF YER
mont desires to inform all veterans OF
the above camraign that. by an act Of
Congress, they are now entitled TO
war service medals and that applica-
ton therefor should be made direct to
the adIutant general, Washington. d.
c., giving full name and address of
the applicants the rank he held, the
dates and the organization in which
he served during the war with Spain,
the Mexican border service or the
world war. Extracts from war de-
partment, general orders No. rs to
No. SO follow:
!. A bronze medal to ge known as
the Spanish war sc vice medal will be
awarded to any officer or enlisted
man OF the regular army, volunteers,
or National Guard, who, under orders
of the president, served not less than
80 days in the war with Spain be-
tween April 20, 1893 and April II,
1899.
Q A bronze medal to be known as
the Mexican DO der service medal
win be awarded to
(a) Any officer or enlisted man of
the National Guard who, under orders
CT the president. served on the Mex
lean border in the years OF 1916 and
1917.
g. Neither of these medals will be
awarded to men who have subsequent
TO such service, been dishonorabiy dis
charged from the service o.. deserted.
Medals awarded posthumousiy will
be presented to the family of the de-
ceased soldier.
/. A war service medal, to be
known as the victory medal, will be
awarded to all officers and enlisted
men who served on active duty in the
army of the United States at any
time between April 6, 1917 and Nov
IL, 1918. and whose service was hon
orable.
2. Battle clasps will be awarded for
each of the major operations and for
the occupation of defensive sector
Only one defensive sector clasp will
be awarded to any one individual. To
be eligible for 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 engeg-
ed. The officer or enlisted man may
have belonged to the organization in
question been attached to it,
to it, or have served it in some indie
pendent capacity. The authorized
presence OF the person in the locality
at the time of operation will be the
determining factor in the award OF
the clasp Each officer or enlisted
man serving in the first army area be
tween Aug. so and Nov. II, 1918, OF
in the second army area between Oct
13 and Nov IL, 1918, viii be entitled
to the defensive sector clasp, irrespec
tive OF awards for major operations
Each officer or enlisted man serving
in the area of corps, divisions OF
smalled independent organizations ur
der French, British, Belgian or Italian
commands between April 6, 1917, and
Nov. IL, 1918, will be entitled to the
defensive sector clasp, Irrespective Of
awards for major operations. Eact
officer or enlisted man present in al
engagement in European Russia since
Aug. /, 1918, or in Siberia since Aug
Is, 1918, viii he entitled to a defen
sive sector clasp. The following op
eraitons:
a. Cambrai--Betwee 18th of Ma!
and 9Th OF December, 1917.
b. Somme. Observation-Disclosures 21s
OF March and 9Th of April, 1913.
c. Lys-Between 9th of April anC
2Tth OF April, 1918
I d. Aisne-on the Chemin de-
DANES and northeast OF Rheims be
tween 9th Of May and 4th Of Juno
1918.
O. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. etl
of June and 18th of June, 1918.
+ Champagne-Mnrne Between l5tl