MARINE CORPS 1911-1917 MEXICO CAMPAIGN BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE SPLIT WRAP BROOCH for Sale

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MARINE CORPS 1911-1917 MEXICO CAMPAIGN BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE SPLIT WRAP BROOCH For Sale

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MARINE CORPS 1911-1917 MEXICO CAMPAIGN BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE SPLIT WRAP BROOCH:
$249.99

Thank you for taking a look at my sales. Let me know if there are any World War One or World War Two medals you are looking for, or if you need an Original replacement set for lost family heirlooms, please contact me and I will list them on for you! Make sure to read all of the information I have provided, I do my absolute best to identify and describe the item your offerding on. The photos are of the actual item your offerding on, consider them part of the description as well.

--UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1911-1917 MEXICO CAMPAIGN MEDAL, W/ OPEN “C” CATCH SPLIT WRAP BROOCH.

--MANUFACTURER:

BAILEY BANKS & offerDLE CO. 1928 CONTRACT.

INFORMATION:

The Mexican Service Medal is an award of the United States military which was established by General Orders of the United States War Department on December 12, 1917. The Mexican Service Medal recognizes those service members who performed military service against Mexican forces between the dates of April 12, 1911 and June 16, 1919.

To be awarded the Mexican Service Medal, a service member was required to perform military duty during the time period of eligibility and in one of the following military engagements.

Veracruz Expedition: April 21 to November 23, 1914

Punitive Expedition into Mexico: March 14, 1916 to February 7, 1917

Buena Vista, Mexico: December 1, 1917

San Bernardino Canyon, Mexico: December 26, 1917

La Grulla, Texas: January 8 – January 9, 1918

Pilares, Chihuahua: March 28, 1918

Nogales, Arizona: November 1–26, 1915, or August 27, 1918

El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: June 15 – June 16, 1919

The United States Navy issued the Mexican Service Medal to members of the Navy and Marines who participated in any of the above actions, as well as to service members who served aboard U.S. naval vessels patrolling Mexican waters between April 21 and November 26, 1914, or between March 14, 1916, and February 7, 1917.

The Mexican Service Medal was also awarded to any service member who was wounded or killed while participating in action any against hostile Mexican forces between April 12, 1911 and February 7, 1917.

Although a single decoration, both the Army and Navy issued two different versions of the Mexican Service Medal. The Army Mexican Service Medal displayed an engraving of a yucca plant, while the Navy version depicts the San Juan de Ulúa fortress in Veracruz harbor. Both medals displayed the annotation "1911 - 1917" on the bottom of the medal.

The Mexican Service Medal was a one time decoration and there were no service stars authorized for those who had participated in multiple engagements. For those Army members who had been cited for gallantry in combat, the Citation Star was authorized as a device to the Mexican Service Medal. There were no devices authorized for the Navy's version of the decoration.

A similar decoration, known as the Mexican Border Service Medal also existed for those who had performed support duty to Mexican combat expeditions from within the United States.

All of the Medals, Badges, and Insignia in my store are authentic to the time period listed, "I DO NOT" sell current issue items or reproductions "AS" Genuine items, that is a far to common problem on .

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