European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by Executive Order 9265 [1][2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.[4]
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European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal | |
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Type | Campaign Medal |
Presented by | Department of War and Department of the Navy |
Eligibility | served in the armed forces between the following dates:
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Status | Inactive |
First awarded | December 7, 1941 |
Last awarded | March 2, 1946 |
Precedence | |
Equivalent | Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal American Campaign Medal |
Next (lower) | World War II Victory Medal |
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