Established by order of the President on 28 Jun 1941, for service in the US Armed Forces for one year during the 'Limited Emergency' proclaimed by the President on 08 Sep 1939, or during the 'Unlimited Emergency' proclaimed by the President on 27 May 1941.  The one year must have been between 08 Sep 1939 and 07 Dec 1941.

The Foreign Service Clasp may be worn to denote service overseas during this period;
a bronze service star on the service ribbon.
 

Designed and Sculpted by Lee Lawrie

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Awarded to women for service in both the:

• Women's Army Auxiliary Corps between 20 Jul 1942 to 31 Aug 1943
• Women's Army Corps between 01 Sep 1943 to 02 Sep 1945

For service in the US Armed Forces within the American Theater of Operations
from 07 Dec 1941 to 02 Mar 1946.

One bronze service star may be worn for each campaign:

• Antisubmarine -- 7 Dec 1941-2 Sep 1945
• Ground Combat -- 7 Dec 1941-2 Sep 1945
• Air Combat -- 7 Dec 1941-2 Sep 1945

• Background; blue represents the United States
• Center Grouping; red/white/blue represents the United States
• Left and Right Groupings; black/white represents Germany, red/white represents Japan

For service in the US Armed Forces within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations
from 07 Dec 1941 to 02 Mar 1946.

One bronze service star may be worn for each campaign;
one silver service star in lieu of five bronze:

• Philippine Islands -- 7 Dec 1941-10 May 1942
• Burma, 1942 -- 7 Dec 1941-26 May 1942
• Central Pacific -- 7 Dec 1941-6 Dec 1943
• East Indies -- 1 Jan-22 Jul 1942
• India-Burma -- 2 Apr 1942-28 Jan 1945
• Air Offensive, Japan -- 17 Apr 1942-2 Sep 1945
• Aleutian Islands -- 3 Jun 1942-24 Aug 1943
• China Defensive -- 4 Jul 1942-4 May 1945
• Papua -- 23 Jul 1942-23 Jan 1943
• Guadalcanal -- 7 Aug 1942-21 Feb 1943
• New Guinea -- 24 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944
• Northern Solomons -- 22 Feb 1943-21 Nov 1944
• Eastern Mandates -- 31 Jan-14 Jun 1944
• Bismarck Archipelago -- 15 Dec 1943-27 Nov 1944
• Western Pacific -- 15 Jun 1944-2 Sep 1945
• Leyte -- 17 Oct 1944-1 Jul 1945
• Luzon -- 15 Dec 1944-4 Jul 1945
• Central Burma -- 29 Jan-15 Jul 1945
• Southern Philippines -- 27 Feb-4 Jul 1945
• Ryukyus -- 26 Mar-2 Jul 1945
• China Offensive -- 5 May-2 Sep 1945

• Background; yellow-orange represents the final setting of the sun (symbol of Japanese Imperialism)
• Center Grouping; red/white/blue represents the United States
• Left and Right Groupings; red/white represents Japan

For service in the US Armed Forces within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
of Operations from 07 Dec 1941 to 08 Nov 1945.

One bronze service star may be worn for each campaign;
one silver service star in lieu of five bronze:

• Egypt-Libya -- 11 Jun 1942-12 Feb 1943
• Air Offensive, Europe -- 4 Jul 1942-5 Jun 1944
• Algeria-French Morocco -- 8-11 Nov 1942
• Tunisia -- 17 Nov 1942-13 May 1943
• Sicily -- 9 Jul-17 Aug 1943
• Naples-Foggia -- 18 Aug 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Air);
-- 9 Sep 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Ground)
• Anzio -- 22 Jan-24 May 1944
• Rome-Arno -- 22 Jan-9 Sep 1944
• Normandy -- 6 Jun-24 Jul 1944
• Northern France -- 25 Jul-14 Sep 1944
• Southern France -- 15 Aug-14 Sep 1944
• Northern Apennines -- 10 Sep 1944-4 Apr 1945
• Rhineland -- 15 Sep 1944-21 Mar 1945
• Ardennes-Alsace -- 16 Dec 1944-25 Jan 1945
• Central Europe -- 22 Mar-11 May 1945
• Po Valley -- 5 Apr-8 May 1945

• Background; brown represents the sands of North Africa and the Middle East,

green represents the forests and fields of Europe
• Center Grouping; red/white/blue represents the United States
• Left Grouping; green/white/red represents Italy
• Right Grouping; black/white represents Germany

Established by Congress on 09 Jul 1945, and awarded to members of the US Armed Forces
for service between 07 Dec 1941 and 31 Dec 1946.
 

Designed by Thomas Hudson Jones

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Established by the War Department in 1946 and awarded to members of the US Army
and Air Force for thirty days or more consecutive service in the Occupation Forces.

Occupation Zone limits:

• Austria -- 09 May 1945-02 Jul 1955
• Berlin -- 09 May 1945-02 Oct 1990
• Germany -- 09 May 1945-02 Jul 1955
• Italy -- 09 May 1945-15 Sep 1947
• Japan -- 03 Sep 1945-27 Apr 1952
• Korea -- 03 Sep 1945-29 Jun 1949

Awarded to personnel for service of at least 120 days during the period
26 Jun 1948 to 30 Sep 1949 within the boundaries of the Berlin Airlift operations
while participating in, or in direct support of, the Berlin Airlift.
 

Designed by Thomas Hudson Jones

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Awarded for honorable active service of any length, during the national emergency, from:

• 27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954
• 01 Jan 1961 to 14 Aug 1974
• 02 Aug 1990 to 30 Nov 1995
• 11 Sep 2001 to Date to be Anncd
  

Awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for service
in the Korean Theater of Operations from 30 Jun 1949 to 27 Jul 1954.

One bronze service star may be worn for each campaign;
one silver service star in lieu of five bronze:

• UN Defensive -- 27 Jun-15 Sep 1950
• UN Offensive -- 16 Sep-02 Nov 1950
• CCF Intervention -- 03 Nov 1950-24 Jan 1951
• First UN Counteroffensive -- 25 Jan-21 Apr 1951
• CCF Spring Offensive -- 22 Apr-08 Jul 1951
• UN Summer-Fall Offensive -- 09 Jul-27 Nov 1951
• Second Korean Winter -- 28 Nov 1951-30 Apr 1952
• Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 -- 01 May-30 Nov 1952
• Third Korean Winter -- 01 Dec 1952-30 Apr 1953
• Korea, Summer 1953 -- 01 May-27 Jul 1953

Established by Congress on 07 Jul 1960, for service on the Antarctic Continent
or in support of US operations there, subsequent to 01 Jan 1946.

Eligibility as follows:

• US Armed Forces or civilians who participate in scientific direct support
or exploratory operations on the Continent
• US Armed Forces aircraft crews flying to and from the Continent
• US Armed Forces ship crews operating south of latitude 60ø South Latitude,
in support of US operations in Antarctica