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2nd Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (Navy Marine Corps)

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Description:

1. Authorized by Navy Department General Order No. 197 of 8 November 1929.
2. To commemorate the services performed by the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps during the operations in Nicaragua between 27 August 1926 and 2 January 1933.
3. The award was made to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who served on shore in Nicaragua between the dates mentioned.
4. The award was made to the officers and enlisted men who were attached to and serving onboard the vessels mentioned in the following list, between the dates set below each vessel.
   Qualified Navy Ships for the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (opens in new window)
5. No officer or enlisted manis entitled to more than one such campaign medal

Background:

1. The Medal
   1. OBVERSE
      1. Displays Columbia, the female national personification of the United States.
         
      2. Columbia is armed with a sword.
         
      3. Columbia is defending two other figures with her cloak.
         
      4. Arced above Columbia are the words "SECOND NICARAGUAN CAMPAIGN".
         
      5. Below are the the dates "1926 – 1930".
   2. REVERSE
      
      1. Both versions have an eagle perched on a horizontal ship's anchor.
      2. Arched above the eagle are the words "UNITED STATES NAVY" or "UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS" depending on the service.
      3. In the middle are the words "FOR SERVICE".
      4. Interwined with the anchor are branches of laurel.
   3. RIBBON
      The ribbon is 1 3/8" wide comprised of 1/32" Old Glory Red, 1/16" Forget-Me-Not, 3/16" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 1/32" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 3/16" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 1/32" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 3/16" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 1/32" Old Glory Red, 3/64" Forget-Me-Not, 3/16" Old Glory Red, 1/16" Forget-Me-Not, 1/32" Old Glory Red
   4. DEVICE(s)
      None were authorized for this medal.
2. Information from
   DoD 1348.33-M, September 1996
   Naval History and Heritage Command
   The Call of Duty : Military Awards and Decorations of the United States of America by John E. Strandberg
   Medal, Second Nicaraguan Campaign, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps MIL-DTL-3943/225C 01 June 2021
   Ribbon, Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal MIL-DTL-11589/132H 15 April 2020