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Navy Occupation Service Medal

TheWorld War II Victory Medalis aservice medalof theUnited States militarywhich was established by an Act ofCongresson 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.[

Army Good Conduct Medal[edit]The Army Good Conduct Medal Reverse

The Army Good Conduct Medal was established byExecutive Order 8809, dated 28 June 1941, and authorized the award for soldiers completing three years active service after that date.

The criteria were amended byExecutive Order 9323, dated 31 March 1943, to authorize the award for enlisted soldiers having three years of service after 27 August 1940 or one year of service after 7 December 1941 while the United States is at war.

Executive Order 10444, dated 10 April 1953, revised the criteria to authorize the award for soldiers having three years of service after 27 August 1940; one year of service after 7 December 1941 while the United States is at war; and for soldiers having the first award for service after 27 June 1950 upon termination of service, for periods less than three years, but more than one year. An initial award of the Good Conduct Medal can also be awarded to soldiers with less than one year of service if the soldier was discharged due to an injury sustained in the line of duty or if died in service.

The medal was designed by Mr.Joseph Kiselewski[11]and approved by theSecretary of Waron 30 October 1942.

The eagle, with wings spread, denotes vigilance and superiority.The horizontal sword denotes loyalty,The book represents knowledge acquired and ability gained.On the reverse, the lone star denotes merit.The wreath of laurel and oak leaves denotes reward and strength.Subsequent Award Clasps

The second and subsequent awards are indicated by the wear of the clasp withloopson the ribbon.

Bronze clasps indicate the second (two loops) through fifth award (five loops);Silver clasps indicate sixth (one loop) through tenth award (five loops); andGold clasps indicate eleventh (one loop) through the fifteenth award (five loops).

Officially, the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal Military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each soldier who distinguishes himself/herself from among his/her fellow soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service. Qualifying periods of service include each three years completed after 27 August 1940 or, for first award only, upon completion of at least one year upon termination of service if separated prior to three years. Also for the first award only, for those individuals who died before completing one year of active Federal military service if the death occurred in the line of duty. The immediate commander must approve the award and the award must be announced in permanent orders.[12]

The \"loops\" indicating subsequent awards were called \"hitches\", a \"hitch\" being three years of service. During the Vietnam War it was known as the \"Dentyne wrapper\" (chewing gum brand) owing to it being red and white like the medal\'s suspension ribbon

U.S. Army[edit]U.S. Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges

The U.S. Army awards Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges to its soldiers, U.S. Army uniformed civilian guards, and foreign military personnel, while the CMP awards these same badges to U.S. civilians who qualify at three different qualification levels (highest to lowest): expert, sharpshooter, and marksman. Suspended from the badge are Army Weapon Qualification Clasps that indicate the type of weapon the individual has qualified to use. The following list of Army Weapon Qualification Clasps are currently authorized under U.S. Army Pamphlet 670-1:[1][26][27]

Current Weapon Qualification Clasps (listed with exact inscription)RIFLEPISTOLAA ARTILLERYAUTO RIFLEMACHINEGUNFIELD GUNROCKET LAUNCHERGRENADECARBINERECOILLESS RIFLEMORTARBAYONETSMALL BORE RIFLESMALL BORE PISTOLMISSILEAEROWEAPONS

The level at which one qualifies is dependent on the weapon, firing range, and the course of fire. For example, to earn an Army Marksmanship Qualification Badge for Pistol at the Combat Pistol Qualification Course, one must have a combined hit count of 26 out of 30 for expert, 21 out of 30 for sharpshooter, and 16 out of 30 for marksman on firing tables one through five. Regardless of the soldier\'s overall score, everyone must have a minimum hit count of three out of five while wearing a gas mask for thechemical, biological, radiological, and nuclearfiring table and two out of four while shooting at night for the night firing table. Each of these firing tables test the shooter on different aspects of combat pistol shooting (shooting from a concealed position, speed loading, shooting on the move, etc.) while engaging human silhouettes at varying distances within an allotted time.[28]

Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges are not permanent awards. When a soldier re-qualifies with their weapon at a different level, the soldier replaces their qualification badge with a new badge that reflects their current level. Only three Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges are authorized for wear onU.S. Army service uniformsand each may have no more than three Army Weapon Qualification Clasps. Although these badges are awarded to both officers and enlisted soldiers alike, as a matter of U.S. Army tradition, onlynon-commissioned officersand enlisted soldiers are expected to wear these badges on their service uniforms in most units, although policy is set by the commander of each unit.