Ribbon Medal
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Collection Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall
Date 1938-1958
Description World War II Ribbon Medal for Naval Reserve. Red ribbon with blue and gold edges.

Navy Reserve Medal

Criteria: The medal was first issued on September 12, 1938 and was an active decoration until 1958. On September 12, 1958, the Naval Reserve Medal was declared discontinued and was replaced by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. The Navy Reserve Medal was awarded to any member of the United States Naval Reserve, the associated National Naval Volunteers, and local Naval militia units. To be awarded the decoration, a service member was required to perform ten years of continuous service in one of the aforementioned components in either an active duty, drilling reservist, or inactive status. Additional decorations of the Naval Reserve Medal were denoted by service stars.

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Year Range from 1938
Category 10: Unclassifiable Artifacts
Year range to 1958
Object ID 2008.001.0061
Object Name Ribbon Medal
Search Terms Carson, Edward Bruce

United States Naval Reserve

World War Two
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