The Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal was a service medal of the United States Army which was created by order of the United States War Department...

The Army of Occupation of Germany Medal is a U.S. Army service medal established by an Act of Congress on November 21, 1941, (55 Stat 781). The military...

The Army of Cuban Occupation Medal was a military award created by the United States War Department in June 1915. The medal recognizes those service members...

recipient of the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower on 24 July 1947 in recognition of his service...

of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent...

Department of the Army (DA) Circular 1, dated 1 January 1943, so that the ribbon could be authorized prior to design of the medal. The criteria for the medal were...

precedence of the Purple Heart was immediately before the Good Conduct Medals until changed to its current precedence in 1985. Inter-service Army Navy and...

Throughout history Puerto Ricans, including people of Puerto Rican descent, have gained notability as members of the military. They have served and have...

The Mexican Border Service Medal was a U.S. service medal established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918. It was awarded for service on the border...

of the American Campaign Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. There were 21 Army and 48 Navy-Marine Corps official campaigns of the...

place where the "Battle of Asomante" took place. Puerto Rico portal Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Military history of Puerto Rico Camp Las Casas Spain–United...

Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent have participated as members of the United States Armed Forces in the American Civil War and in every...

employment of Puerto Ricans in the United States Armed Forces in the military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Puerto Rico was part of the Spanish...

Campaign Medal is a decoration established by War Department General Orders 12, 1907. The medal was retroactively awarded to any soldier of the U.S. Army who...

The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the...

regions of either Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Philippine Islands. As of 1 July 1923, a total of 7,667 medals were awarded. For those men of the Army who had...

27, 1908, by Navy Department. The obverse of the Army Civil War Campaign Medal displayed an engraved image of Abraham Lincoln while the Navy and Marine...

1941. Members of the United States Army, to include those in the Organized Reserve and National Guard, received this medal for any length of service during...

of 1899 and 1913. Although a single service medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal was issued under separate criteria for both the United States Army and...

Service Medal is an award of the United States military for service in Mexico from 1911 to 1919. The Mexican Service Medal awarded by the Army was established...

Cross Puerto Rican recipients of the Medal of Honor Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross Puerto Rican women in the military Puerto Ricans in the...

decorations and medals from the U.S. Army for his actions during World War II and the Korean War, thus becoming the most decorated Puerto Rican and Hispanic...

Commemorative Medal for the War of 1919–21 Puerto Rico portal List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel Puerto Ricans in World War I Puerto Ricans...

advances in medical technologies and the coming of the Space Age of the 20th century, Puerto Ricans have expanded their horizons and have made many contributions...

Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Cadet, USMA – July 1, 1866 2nd Lieutenant, Regular Army –...

2010) was a member of the United States Army who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, a military regiment consisting of Puerto Rican enlisted soldiers...

Spanish War Service Medal, U.S. Army homeland service Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Army of Cuban Occupation Medal Army Cross of Military Merit/Cruces...

Civil War Campaign Medal Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Rank and Organization: Colonel, 61st New York...

Two of the least-known roles played by Puerto Rican women and women of Puerto Rican descent have been that of soldier and that of revolutionary. This...

Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Note – Except for the Medal of Honor, the above listed awards were not...