vietvet7071 Posted January 14, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 14, 2009 This may be a dumb question, but were European Africa Mediterranean Campaign Medal issued to U.S. Marines? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBMflyer Posted January 14, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 14, 2009 Sure, all the Cruisers and Battleships that served in Europe and the Med. all had Marine detachments. Also, there were USMC units that trained with UK forces. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted January 14, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 14, 2009 Sure, all the Cruisers and Battleships that served in Europe and the Med. all had Marine detachments. Also, there were USMC units that trained with UK forces. Mark I believe Iceland service also qualified for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted January 14, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2009 Also Marine Detachment Londonderry (Northern Ireland) Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted January 14, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 14, 2009 And OSS duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted January 14, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 14, 2009 Also Marine Detachment Londonderry (Northern Ireland) Bill Some of them participated in the invasion of North Africa: When the US first established bases in Scotland and North Ireland, Marines were sent to guard them. And it was from the battalion stationed at Londonderry, where Col. Lucian W. Burnham, USMC, was commanding officer, that the small detachment of Marines under command of Maj. Louis C. Plain, USMC, was sent to participate in the North African landings. Six of these men were assigned to HMS Hartland on her daring mission of crashing the boom at Oran harbor, while the remainder, after landing at Arzeu, proceeded overland and captured the principal harbor fort at Mers-el-Kebir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted January 14, 2009 Share #7 Posted January 14, 2009 Here's a Marine bandsman, SgtMaj Lynch, who served in all three theatres, in addition to having lots of pre war service. I've got his blues, greens, and blue/white covers. Note the lack of service stars on the ribbons, and being out of precedence. But, they've been on there forever, and I've had the uniform since the 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted January 15, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 15, 2009 Here's a Marine bandsman, SgtMaj Lynch, who served in all three theatres, in addition to having lots of pre war service. I've got his blues, greens, and blue/white covers. Note the lack of service stars on the ribbons, and being out of precedence. But, they've been on there forever, and I've had the uniform since the 1970's. What is the ribbon in the lower right after the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted January 15, 2009 Share #9 Posted January 15, 2009 Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon. Discontinued in 1965. From wiki The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Marine Corps which was issued between the dates of the December 17, 1945 and December 17, 1965. The ribbon was first created by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and recognizes those members of the Marine Corps Reserve who performed ten years of honorable reserve service. To be awarded the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, a service member must have performed ten years of reserve duty in an “active drill status” implying satisfactory attendance at weekend drills and participation in yearly two week training periods. The ten years of service may be cumulative over a twelve year period. The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon is not awarded to members of the inactive reserves or Marine Corps reservists who were called to full time active duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted January 15, 2009 Share #10 Posted January 15, 2009 Here's the ribbon rack of Marine aviator BGen Frank H. Schwable USMC Ret. He qualified for the EAME when he was assigned to the RAF in N.Africa and the U.K. in 1941/42 to study Night Fighting techniques. Semper Fi....Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBMflyer Posted January 15, 2009 Share #11 Posted January 15, 2009 Here is the ribbon bar of Noel 'Pete' Hales who was an R/O and went to the UK to train with the RAF, in 1943. He actually flew several combat missions with No.256 Squadron in Beaufighters as R/O to Homer Hutchinson. Ironically, Hales was Hutchinson's R/O in Korea when VMF(N) 513 converted to the F3D Skyknight. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted January 19, 2009 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2009 Now, THAT's cool. I didn't know Marines cross trained with the RAF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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