Air Force Combat Medals, Streamers, And Campaigns
By: A. Timothy Warnock.
Contributors: United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History.
Series: Reference series
Publisher: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: United States. Air Force -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.; United States. Air Force -- History.
Description: This volume documents the combat service of the USAF and its predecessor organizations, as recognized by the award of combat service medals to individuals and service or campaign streamers to air units. Separate sections feature descriptions and color photos of the medals and streamers; concise accounts of each campaign in the theater are illustrated with color maps.--[book jacket].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-319) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Page; title: Foreword iii; title: Preface v; title: The Author ix; title: INTRODUCTION 1; title: MEXICAN SERVICE; title: Service Medal and Streamer 8; title: Mexican Expedition Campaign: March 14, 1916-February 7, 1917 11; title: WORLD WAR I SERVICE; title: Victory Medal and Streamers 16; title: World War I Campaigns: 21; title: 1. Somme Defensive: March 21-April 6, 1918 23; title: 2. Lys: April 9-27, 1918 25; title: 3. Champagne-Marne: July 15-18, 1918 29; title: 4. Aisne-Marne: July 18-August6, 1918 31; title: 5. Somme Offensive: August 8-November 11, 1918 35; title: 6. Oise-Aisne: August 18-November 1 1, 1918 37; title: 7. St. Mihiel: September 12-16, 1918 39; title: 8. Meuse-Argonne: September 26-November 11, 1918 43; title: WORLD WAR II SERVICE; title: AMERICAN THEATER, WORLD WAR II SERVICE 48; title: Campaign Medal and Streamers 50; title: Antisubmarine, American Theater: December 7, 1941 -September 2, 1945 54; title: ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER.; title: WORLD WAR II SERVIO: 56; title: Campaign Medal and Streamers 58; title: Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaigns 61; title: 1 . Central Pacific: December 7, 1941 -December 6, 1943 63; title: 2. Philippine Islands: December 7, 1941 -May 10, 1942 65; title: 3. East Indies: January 1-July 22, 1942 69; title: 4. Papua: July 23, 1942-January 23, 1943 71; title: 5. Aleutian Islands: June 3, 1942-August 24, 1943 75; title: 6. Guadalcanal: August 7, 1942-February21, 1943 77; title: 7. Northern Solomons: February 22, 1943-November 21, 1944 81; title: 8. Bismarck Archipelago: December 15, 1943-November 27, 1944 83; title: 9. Eastern Mandates: December 7, 1943-April 16, 1944 87; title: 10. Western Pacific: April 17, 1944-September2, 1945 89; title: 11. New Guinea: January 24, 1943-December 31, 1944 93; title: 12. Leyte: October 17, 1944-July 1, 1945 So; title: 13. Luzon: December 15, 1944-July 4, 1945 99; title: 14. Southern Philippines: February 27-July 4, 1945 101; title: 15. Burma: 1942: December 7, 1941 -May 26, 1942 105; title: 16. India-Burma: April 2, 1942-January 28, 1945 107; title: 17. Central Burma: January 29-July 15, 1945 111; title: 18. China Defensive: July 4, 1942-May4, 1945 115; title: 19. China Offensive: May 5-September 2, 1945 117; title: 20. Ryukus: March 26-July 2, 1945 121; title: 21. Air Offensive, Japan: April 17, 1942-September 2, 1945 123; title: 22. Antisubmarine, AP Theater: December 7, 1941 -September 2, 1945 126; title: 23. Air Combat, AP Theater: December 7, 1941 -September 2, 1945 127; title: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, WORLD WAR II SERVICE 128; title: Campaign Medal and Streamers 130; title: European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaigns 133; title: 1 . Air Combat, EAME Theater: December 7, 1941 -September 2, 1945 134; title: 2. Antisubmarine, EAME Theater: December 7, 1941 -September 2, 1945 136; title: 3. Egypt-Libya: June 11, 1942-February 12, 1943 139; title: 4. Algeria-French Morocco: November 8-11, 1942 141; title: 5. Tunisia: November 12, 1942-May 13, 1943 145; title: 6. Sicily: May 14-August 17, 1943 147; title: 7. Naples-Foggia: August 18, 1943-January 21, 1944 151; title: 8. Anzio: January 22-May 24, 1944 153; title: 9. Rome-Arno: January 22-September 9, 1944 157; title: 10. North Apennines: September 10, 1944-ApriU, 1945 159; title: 11. Po Valley April 5-May 8, 1945 163; title: 12. Air Offensive, Europe: July 4, 1942-June5, 1944 165; title: 13. Normandy: June 6-July 24, 1944 167; title: 14. Northern France: July 25-September 14, 1944 171; title: 15. Southern France: August 15-September 14, 1944 173; title: 16. Rhineland: September 15, 1944-March 21, 1945 177; title: 17. Ardennes- Alsace: December 16, 1944-January 25, 1945 179; title: 18. Central Europe: March 22-May 11, 1945 183; title: KOREAN SERVICE; title: Service Medal and Streamers 188; title: Korean Campaigns 191; title: 1. UN Defensive: June 27-September 15, 1950 193; title: 2. UN Offensive: September 16-November 2, 1950 195; title: 3. CCF Intervention: November 3, 1950-January 24, 1951 199; title: 4. 1st UN Counteroffensive: January 25-April 21. 1951 201; title: 5. CCF Spring Offensive: April 22-July 8, 1951 205; title: 6. UN Summer-Fall Offensive: July 9-November 27, 1951 207; title: 7. Second Korean Winter: November 28-April 30, 1952 211; title: 8. Korea, Summer-Fall 1952: May 1 -November 30, 1952 213; title: 9. Third Korean Winter: December 1, 1952-April 30, 1953 217; title: 10. Korea, Summer 1953: May 1-July 27, 1953 219; title: VIETNAM SERVICE; title: Service Medal and Streamers 226; title: Vietnam Campaigns 229; title: 1 . Vietnam Advisory: November 15, 1961-March 1, 1965 231; title: 2. Vietnam Defensive: March 2, 1965-January 30, 1966 233; title: 3. Vietnam Air: January 31-June 28, 1966 237; title: 4. Vietnam Air Offensive-June 29, 1966-March 8, 1967 239; title: 5. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II: March 9, 1967-March 31, 1968 243; title: 6. Vietnam Air/Ground: January 22-July 7, 1968 245; title: 7. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III: April 1 -October 31, 1968 249; title: 8. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV November 1, 1968-February 22, 1969 251; title: 9. Tet 69/Counteroffensive: February 23-June 8, 1969 255; title: 10. Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969: June 9-October31, 1969 257; title: 11. Vietnam Winter/Spring 1970: November 1, 1969-April 30, 1970 261; title: 12. Sanctuary Counteroffensive: May 1-June 30, 1970 263; title: 13. Southwest Monsoon: July 1 -November 30, 1970 267; title: 14. Commando Hunt V: December 1, 1970-May 14, 1971 269; title: 15. Commando Hunt VI: May 15-October31, 1971 273; title: 16. Commando Hunt VII: November 1, 1971 -March 29, 1972 275; title: 17. Vietnam Ceasefire: March 30, 1972-January 28, 1973 279; title: APPENDICES; title: 1 . Armed Forces Expeditionary Service 284; title: 2. Combat Devices 309; title: GLOSSARY 311; title: NOTE ON SOURCES 313; title: INDEX 321; title: XV; title: Photographs; title: 1. Mexican Service Medal and Ribbon 7; title: 2. Mexican Service Streamer 9; title: 3. World War I Victory Medal and Ribbon 15; title: 4. World War I Service Streamer 17; title: 5. American Campaign Medal and Ribbon 49; title: 6. American Theater Streamer 51; title: 7. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Ribbon 57; title: 8. Asiatic-Pacific Theater Streamer 59; title: 9. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and Ribbon 129; title: 10. European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Streamer 131; title: 11. Korean Service Medal and Ribbon 187; title: 12. Korean Service Streamer 189; title: 13. Vietnam Service Medal and Ribbon 225; title: 14. Vietnam Service Streamer 227; title: 15. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Ribbon 285; title: 16. Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer 287; title: 17. Combat Devices 310