Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)

Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)
Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)
	Obverse (left), Marine Corps reverse (center), and Navy reverse (right)
Type	Service medal
Awarded for	Service in the Cuban Pacification
Presented by	Department of the Navy
Status	Obsolete
Established	13 August 1909
	Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	China Campaign Medal
Equivalent	Cuban Pacification Medal (Army)
Next (lower)	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal

The Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy) is a military award of the United States Navy which was created by orders of the United States Navy Department on 13 August 1909. The medal was awarded to officers and enlisted men who served ashore in Cuba between 12 September 1906 and 1 April 1909, or who were attached to a specific number of ships, for the Cuban Pacification.^[2]

Eligible ships

The crews of the following ships were awarded the Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy) for service during the noted periods of time:^[3]

Ship	Dates	Ship	Dates
USS Alabama	11–16 February 1907	USS Brooklyn	7 October–1 November 1906
USS Celtic	28 September 1906 – 15 January 1907	USS Cleveland	21 September 1906 – 13 January 1907
USS Columbia	20 October 1906 – 17 April 1907	USS Denver	12 September 1906 – 2 October 1906
USS Des Moines	15 September 1906 – 25 January 1907	USS Dixie	12–21 September 1906 7 January 1907 – 18 August 1907
USS Dubuque	18–19 May 1907	USS Eagle	4 December 1906 – 1 June 1907
USS Illinois	11–16 February 1907	USS Indiana	30 September–8 October 1906 11–16 February 1907
USS Iowa	11–16 February 1907	USS Kentucky	30 September–9 October 1906
USS Louisiana	21 September–13 October 1906 25–29 December 1906	USS Marietta	14 September 1906 – 9 October 1907 18–21 January 1907 7 February 1907–7 February 1908 18–25 March 1908 15–16 April 1908 27 May–9 June 1908 30 June–11 July 1908
USS Minneapolis	22 September–22 October 1906	USS Newark	22 September–9 November 1906
USS New Jersey	21 September–13 October 1906	USS Paducah	12 September 1906 – 1 April 1909
USS Prairie	6 October–21 November 1906 29 January–16 May 1907 25–31 December 1908 17–23 January 1909	USS Tacoma	21 September 1906 – 26 February 1907
USS Texas	9–30 October 1906	USS Virginia	21 September–13 October 1906

References

^ ^a ^b "Wearing of decorations, medals, badged and ribbons" (PDF). All Hands (365): 35. July 1947.
^ United States Navy Dept (1918). General Orders of Navy Department, series of 1913 Orders Remaining in Force Up to January 29, 1918. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 216.
^ Bureau of Naval Personnel (1953). Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual (NavPers 15,790, Rev 1953) (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

[wear-1] "Wearing of decorations, medals, badged and ribbons" (PDF). All Hands (365): 35. July 1947.

[2] United States Navy Dept (1918). General Orders of Navy Department, series of 1913 Orders Remaining in Force Up to January 29, 1918. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 216.

[3] Bureau of Naval Personnel (1953). Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual (NavPers 15,790, Rev 1953) (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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v t e United States campaign, expeditionary, and service medals
1862–1906	Civil War Campaign Medal Indian Campaign Medal Dewey Medal Sampson Medal Cardenas Medal of Honor West Indies Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Spanish War Service Medal Army of Cuban Occupation Medal Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Philippine Congressional Medal
1905–1921	China Campaign Medal Navy Cuban Pacification Medal Navy Nicaraguan Campaign Medal Haitian Campaign Medal Dominican Campaign Medal
1911–1941	Mexican Service Medal Mexican Border Service Medal World War I Victory Medal Texas Cavalry Medal Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
1936–1945	Navy Expeditionary Medal Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Haitian Campaign Medal NC-4 Medal Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal Yangtze Service Medal Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
1942–1949	China Service Medal American Defense Service Medal Women's Army Corps Service Medal American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal (Navy) Medal for Humane Action
1953–1999	National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal Antarctica Service Medal Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon Kosovo Campaign Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
2003–present	Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal

Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)

Eligible ships

References

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